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Sudden unilateral deafness after bilateral knee replacement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

J. S. Phillips  and
P. R. Prinsley
J. S. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
P. R. Prinsley
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
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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.

Keywords

Hearing LossArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeEmbolism Fat
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 4 , April 2003 , pp. 310 - 311
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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