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Case Reports
. 2003 Apr;117(4):310-1.
doi: 10.1258/00222150360600940.

Sudden unilateral deafness after bilateral knee replacement

J S Phillips  1 , P R Prinsley
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Sudden unilateral deafness after bilateral knee replacement

J S Phillips et al. J Laryngol Otol. 2003 Apr.

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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