Abstract
Forty consecutive patients (42 joints; 22 TKA, 20 THA) treated for acute hematogenous infections were reviewed. All patients underwent irrigation and debridement and exchange of the modular components. At a mean of 56. months (range, 25-124. months) recurrent infection, requiring surgery, developed in 9 of the 42 joints (21%); 8 of the 9 recurrent infections were in patients with a staphylococcal infection (P= 0.0004). Ten of the 40 patients (25%) died within 2 years of infection. Irrigation and debridement for the treatment of an acute hematogenous infection was successful in the majority of patients (76% survivorship at 2 years). Non-staphylococcal infections had a particularly low failure rate (96% survivorship at 2 years). The 2. year mortality rate among this subset of patients was strikingly high.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 469-472 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Arthroplasty |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Complication
- Hip arthroplasty
- Infection
- Knee arthroplasty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine