Table 3.
Patient comorbidities
| Patient number | Age (years) | Sex | Comorbidities | Infectious organism | Femoral implant/characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Female | History of myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hypothyroid, glaucoma | Nonspecific coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | Versys (Zimmer, Warsaw, IN, USA), beaded midcoat, distal splines and flutes |
| 2 | 57 | Female | Hypertension, anxiety, insomnia, sleep apnea | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Versys fiber metal taper (Zimmer), proximal fiber metal, middle grit-blasted |
| 3 | 62 | Female | Breast cancer, diabetes, arrhythmia, fibromyalgia, asthma, osteoporosis, hypothyroid, anxiety, depression | Staphylococcus epidermidis, Anaerococcus prevotii | Mallory-Head porous (Biomet, Warsaw, IN, USA), proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 4 | 69 | Male | Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea | Culture-negative | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 5 | 61 | Female | None | S epidermidis | Mallory-Head calcar (Biomet) revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 6 | 68 | Male | History of myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease | Streptococcus bovis | Mallory-Head calcar revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 7 | 75 | Male | Hypertension, diabetes, chronic renal disease, sleep apnea | S epidermidis | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted; ipsilateral long-stem revision knee |
| 8 | 78 | Female | Hypertension, heart murmur, hyperlipidemia, history of acute renal insufficiency (resolved) | Culture-negative | Anatomic Medullary Locking (AML; DePuy, Warsaw, IN, USA), extensively porous coated with Porocoat®; ipsilateral long stem revision knee |
| 9 | 52 | Female | Hypertension, heart murmur, peptic ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease | Nonspecific coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted; ipsilateral long-stem revision knee |
| 10 | 44 | Male | Hypertension, benign breast mass, gastroesophageal reflux disease | Beta hemolytic Streptococcus group B, methicillin-resistant S aureus | Mallory-Head calcar revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 11 | 78 | Female | Colon cancer, chronic anemia, chronic renal insufficiency, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, osteoporosis | Beta hemolytic Streptococcus group B | LINK (Lubinus) MP (manufactured by Waldemar Link GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, distributed by Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN, USA) modular reconstruction stem, porous coated with 70-μm microporous texture |
| 12 | 45 | Male | Anxiety, shortness of breath with mild exertion | Culture-negative | Mallory-Head modular calcar (Biomet) revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 13 | 80 | Male | Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prostate cancer, gastroesophageal reflux disease | Yersinia enterocolitica | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 14 | 72 | Male | Hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, peptic ulcers | Culture-negative | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 15 | 55 | Female | Hypertension, sleep apnea, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, remote peptic ulcer, anxiety, depression | Enterococcus | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 16 | 39 | Female | Rheumatoid arthritis | S epidermidis | Mallory-Head porous, proximal plasma-sprayed, middle grit-blasted |
| 17 | 32 | Male | Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease | S aureus | Mallory-Head calcar revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 18 | 65 | Male | Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, asthma, coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft, congestive heart failure, anxiety, depression, gastroesophageal reflux disease, asbestosis | Gram-positive Streptococcus | Medallion modular (Biomet) revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |
| 19 | 43 | Male | Chronic pain syndrome, chronic bronchitis, anxiety, gastroesophageal reflux disease | Methicillin-resistant S aureus | Mallory-Head calcar revision stem, proximal plasma-sprayed |