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ArticleArthroplasty today2024

Recurrent Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Subsequent Total Knee Arthroplasties.

Laith Z Abwini, Dhara Rana, Joanna Crincoli, Firth G Bowden, Fred McAlpin

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Laith Z AbwiniDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, USA.
Dhara RanaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, USA.
Joanna CrincoliDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, USA.
Firth G BowdenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, USA.
Fred McAlpinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, USA.

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Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy characterized by symmetrical limb weakness and areflexia. GBS is typically monophasic but may recur in 1%-7% of patients. Many etiologies exist for GBS; one rare associated etiology is surgery, most notably orthopaedic, abdominal, and cardiac surgery. Here, we present a 76-year-old male who developed postsurgical GBS after a right total knee arthroplasty (TKA), 11 years after developing GBS following a left TKA. The patient developed worsening ascending paralysis and, ultimately, respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy. This study reports a rare case of recurrent postsurgical GBS after TKA, possibly triggered by general anesthesia or tourniquet use. Early recognition of postsurgical GBS is imperative to avoid patient mortality.

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General anesthesiaGuillain-Barré syndromeRecurrenceTotal knee arthroplastyTourniquet

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