Open AccessPatients with a History of Treated Septic Arthritis are at High Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Total Joint Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Assem A. Sultan,
Bilal Mahmood,
Linsen T. Samuel,
Jaiben George,
Mhamad Faour,
Christopher E. Pelt,
Mike B. Anderson,
Alison K. Klika,
Carlos A. Higuera
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000688
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , joint arthroplasty , septic arthritis , arthroplasty , arthritis , joint (building) , joint infections , orthopedic surgery , surgery , architectural engineering , engineering
In patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), increasing attention has been directed recently toward identifying specific patient-related risk factors that may predispose patients to periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Currently, it is unclear whether having a history of a treated native septic arthritis is a risk factor for PJI after TJA in the same joint. Previous studies have reported contradictory evidence and results varied between a substantially higher rates of PJIs to very low or no reported PJIs.