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Sudden unilateral deafness after bilateral knee replacement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2006
Abstract
This case report presents profound unremitting hearing loss in a 76-year-old man after having a bilateral knee replacement. There have been no other cases of permanent post-operative deafness after joint replacement in the world literature. Sudden post-operative deafness is rare. We conclude that this man’s deafness is due to a fat embolism in his auditory circulation.
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