Table 3.
The comparison of preoperative and intraoperative data between the successful and failed patients in the sinus tract group
| Variables | Success (n = 33) |
Failure (n = 19) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs. (mean ± SD) | 62.76 ± 14.03 | 53.74 ± 20.19 | 0.096a |
| Male, n (%) | 15 (45.5%) | 11 (57.9%) | 0.746b |
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 25.43 ± 5.78 | 27.79 ± 5.17 | 0.148a |
| Median CCI, (IQR) | 3 (2,4) | 2 (1,4) | 0.224c |
| Joint (Hip), n (%) | 9 (27.3%) | 8 (42.1%) | 0.272b |
| Revision, n (%) | 7 (21.2%) | 5 (26.3%) | 0.937d |
| PJI type, n (%) | 0.490b | ||
| Early PJI | 6 (18.2%) | 5 (26.3%) | |
| Acute hematogenous PJI | 12 (36.4%) | 4 (21.1%) | |
| Chronic PJI | 15 (45.5%) | 10 (52.6%) | |
| Culture positive, n (%) | 24 (72.7%) | 12 (63.2%) | 0.472b |
| Modular exchange, n (%) | 25 (75.8%) | 9 (47.4%) | 0.038b |
| Topic antibiotics, n (%) | 4 (12.1%) | 5 (26.3%) | 0.356d |
SD: Standard deviation; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; IQR: Interquartile range; PJI: Periprosthetic joint infection; a Student’s T-test; b Chi-squared test; c Mann–Whitney U test; d Continuity correction