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. 2017 Jun 7;99(11):905–913. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00514

TABLE IV.

High-Risk Pedigrees Demonstrating Excess Clustering of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Total Joint Arthroplasty
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.