Publication

Evaluation of ninety-six periprosthetic hip joint infections seen within five consecutive years

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 1, 2018

Units
PubMed

Citation
Larsson P, Erschbamer M, Spross C, Grob K, Jost B, Erhardt J. Evaluation of ninety-six periprosthetic hip joint infections seen within five consecutive years. Acta Orthop Belg 2018; 84:298-306.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Acta Orthop Belg 2018; 84
Publication Date
Sep 1, 2018
Issn Print
0001-6462
Pages
298-306
Brief description/objective

Periprosthetic hip joint infections (PHJI) are severe complications. In 2003 Zimmerli published a well-noted treatment algorithm for PHJI. The aim of this study is to evaluate outcome, analyze the applied treatment regimen and compare it to the proposed algorithm. We evaluated the outcome of 96 PHJI treated at our institution between 2008 and 2012 and analysed adherence to the algorithm and outcome in coherence with the algorithm. The operations performed were irrigation and debridement with exchange of mobile parts (45%), two-stage exchange (36%), one-stage exchange (12%) and permanent explantation (7%). 47% were acute infections, 53% were chronic. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen. The overall success rate was 88%. In 12% of the cases the chosen operation didn't follow the algorithm. Of these only 10% was successfully treated with the primary operation. We find that the algorithm proposed by Zimmerli is a useful tool and easy to translate into clinical practice. When followed it yields a high success rate.