ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2018
Safety of Temporary Use of Recycled Autoclaved Femoral Components in Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty: Confirming Sterility Using a Sonication Method.
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- The autoclaving and re-implantation of an infected prosthesis as a spacer during resection knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2022Pooled it
- An overview of the current diagnostic approach to Periprosthetic Joint Infections.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
- Articulating spacers: what are available and how to utilize them?Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Review
- The Function of Sonication in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2022Review
- Temporary new implant spacers increase post-reimplantation total knee prosthesis survival after periprosthetic joint infection.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Clinical outcomes of two-stage revision for chronic periprosthetic joint infection of the knee: culture-negative versus culture-positive.Knee surgery & related research · 2021Article
- Current and Future Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection from National Claim Database.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- C-reactive protein course after classical complication free total knee arthroplasty using navigation.Knee surgery & related research · 2020Article
- Modified hybrid cementing technique reduces stem tip pain and improves patient's satisfaction after revision total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of sonication technique for microbiological diagnosis and the sterility of the recycled autoclaved femoral components from infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a sonication method.
methodsNineteen femoral implants explanted from patients with infected TKA were sterilized with a standard autoclave method. Standard culture of the fluid before and after sonication of the sterilized implants was performed to detect pathogenic microorganisms. Additional experiments were performed to evaluate the sterility of the recycled implant by inducing artificial biofilm formation. Methicillin-resistant
resultsTwo of the 19 sterilized implants were positive for growth of bacteria after sonication, whereas no growth was detected in the cultured fluid from the sterilized implants before sonication. The bacteria were
conclusionsWe found sonication for identification of pathogens could be helpful, but this finding should be interpreted carefully because of the possibility of contamination. Sterilization of an infected femoral implant with an autoclave method could be a good method for using the temporary articulating antibiotic spacer in two-stage revision arthroplasty.
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