Table 2.
Cases of periprosthetic joint infections.
| Patients | Age Years |
Sex F/M |
BMI | Diabetes | Smoking | Alcoholism | ASA | Infiltrations | Delay Surgery-PJI | Surgery | Bacteria | Antibiotic Therapy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTS | Medication | n | Type | Duration | |||||||||||
| 1 | 73 | M | 32.3 | No | No | Yes | 1 | 14 m | CS | 1 | 11 d | Debridement, implant retention, replacement of exchangeable components | Methi-S Staph. aureus | Levofloxacin + Rifampicin |
12 w |
| 2 | 64 | F | 33.3 | Type 2 | No | No | 3 | - | - | 0 | 4 w | One-Stage Arthroplasty Exchange | Methi-S Staph. aureus | Levofloxacin + Rifampicin |
12 w |
| 3 | 88 | M | 20.4 | No | Former smoker | No | 2 | 1 m | HA | 9 | 5 w | One-Stage Arthroplasty Exchange | Methi-S Staph. aureus | Levofloxacin + Rifampicin |
12 w |
| 4 | 78 | F | 37.5 | No | No | No | 3 | - | - | 0 | 5 w | Debridement, implant retention, replacement of exchangeable components | Methi-S Staph. aureus | Levofloxacin + Clindamycin |
12 w |
| 5 | 85 | M | 28.7 | No | No | No | 3 | 4 m | CS | 3 | 4 w | Debridement, implant retention, replacement of exchangeable components | Methi-S Staph. aureus | Levofloxacin + Rifampicin |
12 w |
| 6 | 53 | M | 26.9 | No | No | No | 2 | 12 m | HA | unknown | 12 d | Debridement, implant retention, replacement of exchangeable components | Staph. capitis | Levofloxacin + Rifampicin |
8 w |
| 7 | 77 | M | 24.4 | No | Former smoker | No | 3 | 10 m | CS + HA | 7 | 5 m | Initially irrigation and debridment, then 4 months later 1-Stage Arthroplasty Exchange | Strep. oralis | Moxifloxacin + Amoxicillin after lavage; Moxifloxacin + Clindamycin after 1-stage exchange |
12 w |
| 8 | 74 | M | 29.4 | No | Current smoker | No | 3 | 4 m | CS + HA | 7 | 14 d | Debridement, implant retention, replacement of exchangeable components | Methi-R Staph. aureus | Cotrimoxazole + fusidic acid, then Clindamycin + fusidic acid (renal insufficiency) |
12 w |
F: Female; M: Male; BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American society of anesthesiologists; DTS: Delay to surgery; m: Months; d: Days; w: Weeks; CS: Corticosteroids; HA: Hyaluronic acid; PJI: Periprosthetic Joint Infections; Methi-S: Methicillin sensitive; Methi-R: Methicillin resistant, Staph.: Staphylococcus; Strep.: Streptococcus.