Abstract

PAZ, María Luz et al. Prevalencia y resultados de cultivos positivos inesperados en revisiones de reemplazo total de cadera presumiblemente asépticas. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2022, vol.87, n.5, pp.645-651. ISSN 1852-7434.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2022.87.5.1611.

Introduction: Periprosthetic infection rates are sometimes underestimated, given that many cases of presumed aseptic failure may be due to unrecognized infection. The objectives of this study were: (1) to estimate the prevalence of unexpected positive intraoperative cultures; (2) to determine if any of the patient’s comorbidities or risk factors were related to the presence of unexpected positive cultures; (3) to determine the implant survival during a follow-up of at least 12 months. Materials and Methods: A retrospective and observational study was carried out where, through electronic medical records, all revision total hip arthroplasties (THAs) from a single institution between 2014 and 2021 were identified. Results: Out of 49 single-stage revision THAs, 9 patients (18.4%) had an unexpected positive culture. The isolated microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (3), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1), Staphylococcus lugdunensis (1), Staphylococcus epidermidis (2), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1), Streptococcus epidermidis (1). In addition, when we evaluated the comorbidities of the patients, none had statistical significance in favoring unexpected positive cultures in aseptic revisions. We discovered that 2% of our sample with a follow-up period of 49 months developed reinfection. Conclusion: Our study showed a prevalence of unexpected positive cultures of 18.4%. None of the risk factors reported in the literature was associated with a higher risk of unexpected positive cultures, except for high ESR values. Our findings in the analyzed sample suggest that unexpected positive cultures in presumably aseptic revisions do not have significant consequences on implant survival, as found in the literature.

Keywords : Hip arthroplasty; hip revision surgery; microorganism; periprosthetic infections.

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