Table 1.
Case series of robotic-assisted 1.5-stage exchange TKA for PJI.
Case | Age | Gender | Laterality |
ESR (mm/h)/CRP (mg/L) | Cell count (PMN%) | Alpha-defensin/crystal analysis | Culture | Six-week postop. knee ROM | Signs of infection at 90 d/1 y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Implant | |||||||||
1 | 62 | Male | Right | 53/157 | 157,000 (94%) | n/a/negative | Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-sensitive) | 0-120° | No/no |
UKA | |||||||||
2 | 83 | Female | Left | 88/79 | 74,560 (97%) | ++/negative | Streptococcus mitis | 0-120° | No/no |
TKA | |||||||||
3 | 83 | Female | Right | 88/79 | 59,634 (95%) | ++/negative | Streptococcus mitis | 0-120° | No/no |
TKA | |||||||||
4 | 89 | Male | Right | 71/224 | 42,027 (90%) | ++/negative | Streptococcus oralis | 0-110° | No/no |
TKA | |||||||||
5 | 85 | Male | Left | 80/58 | 43,864 (93%) | ++/negative | Culture negative | 0-120° | No/no |
TKA | |||||||||
6 | 66 | Female | Right | 92/12 | 58,380 (88%) | n/a/negative | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0-115° | No/no |
TKA |
n/a, not available; Postop., postoperative; ROM, range of motion; UKA, unicondylar knee arthroplasty; PMN, Polymorphonuclear leukocytes.