TABLE IV.
High-Risk Pedigrees Demonstrating Excess Clustering of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
| Periprosthetic Joint Infection |
Total Joint Arthroplasty |
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| Founder* | Descendants | Familial Standardized Incidence Ratio | P Value | Observed | Familial Standardized Incidence Ratio | P Value | Observed | Ratio‡ |
| 1† | 5,876 | 7.05 | 0.0001 | 7 | 1.22 | 0.0874 | 54 | 0.13 |
| 2 | 2,999 | 9.82 | 0.0002 | 5 | 1.27 | 0.1175 | 29 | 0.17 |
| 3 | 2,675 | 10.51 | 0.0001 | 5 | 1.51 | 0.0179 | 31 | 0.16 |
| 4 | 3,672 | 9.29 | 0.0002 | 5 | 1.58 | 0.0059 | 37 | 0.14 |
| 5 | 3,747 | 9.08 | 0.0003 | 5 | 1.58 | 0.0053 | 38 | 0.13 |
| 6 | 4,591 | 7.41 | 0.0007 | 5 | 1.32 | 0.0535 | 39 | 0.13 |
| 7 | 6,468 | 5.55 | 0.0009 | 6 | 1.31 | 0.0246 | 62 | 0.10 |
| 8 | 7,060 | 4.26 | 0.0071 | 5 | 1.05 | 0.3836 | 54 | 0.09 |
| 9 | 8,302 | 4.67 | 0.0021 | 6 | 1.14 | 0.1686 | 65 | 0.09 |
A founder is the ancestor from whom all family members are descended.
This founder is shown in Figure 3.
This ratio is periprosthetic joint infections per total joint arthroplasty.