Observational studyMedicine2019
High 2-year mortality and recurrent infection rates after surgical treatment for primary septic arthritis of the hip in adult patients: An observational study.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Failure rates in surgical treatment in adults with bacterial arthritis of a native joint: a systematic review of 8,586 native joints.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Benign intra-articular soft tissue tumors mimicking hip septic arthritis: an arthroscopic case series with tenosynovial giant cell tumor predominance.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Radiographic Evolution of Adult Native Hip Septic Arthritis: A Case Report.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and surgical treatment of chronic destructive septic hip arthritis.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Review
- Risk factors for readmission and mortality after irrigation & debridement for septic arthritis in persons who inject drugs.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of total hip replacement in adults with septic arthritis of the native hip joint: A systematic review.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Review
- The prognostic implications of comorbidities in septic arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Outcomes and Complications of Arthroscopic Treatment for Septic Arthritis of the Hip: A Systematic Review.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Review
- Medullary-Sparing Antibiotic Cement Articulating Spacer Reduces the Rate of Mechanical Complications in Advanced Septic Hip Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Advanced imaging shows extra-articular abscesses in two out of three adult patients with septic arthritis of the native hip joint.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2024Article
- Outcomes of single- vs two-stage primary joint arthroplasty for septic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2023Article
- Should treatment decisions in septic arthritis of the native hip joint be based on the route of infection?Journal of bone and joint infection · 2023Article
- Surgical Management for Chronic Destructive Septic Hip Arthritis: Debridement, Antibiotics, and Single-Stage Replacement is as Effective as Two-Stage Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Two-Stage Total Hip Arthroplasty for Primary Advanced Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Adults.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Multiple organ failure and death caused byOpen life sciences · 2022Article
- Case Report of a Diagnosed Septic Hip Joint Treated with a 2-Stage Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2021Article
- Active septic arthritis of the hip in adults: what's new in the treatment? A systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
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Abstract
Primary septic arthritis of the hip is rare and potentially devastating in adults. Its optimal surgical treatment and clinical outcomes remain unclear.In this retrospective cohort study, we investigated mortality and reinfection rates after surgery of patients with septic hip arthritis. We reviewed patients treated for primary septic hip joints from October 2005 to December 2016. A total of 51 adult patients were identified, and 38 among them had destructive hip joints. A poor postoperative outcome was defined as mortality or recurrent infection within 2 years of surgery.After surgery, 7 (13.7%) patients died within 1 year and 5 (9.8%) patients developed a recurrent hip infection within 2 years. Therefore, poor outcomes occurred in 22% (n = 11) of the study cohort. Among the 38 patients with a destructive hip joint, 7 (18.4%) died within 1 year after surgery and 4 (10.5%) developed a recurrent hip infection within 2 years of surgery. Correlative infections other than infected hip joint and liver cirrhosis were identified as risk factors for poor outcomes.In conclusion, clinical physicians treating adult primary septic hip joints should be cognizant of the high failure rate of surgical treatment. In addition, the high mortality rate should be considered during the discussion of surgical treatment with these patients and their families.
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