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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021

Two-stage exchange Arthroplasty for knee Periprosthetic joint infection exhibit high infection recurrence rate in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.

Jui-Ping Chen, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Yu-Chih Lin, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Hsin-Nung Shih, Yuhan Chang

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Jui-Ping ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsiang ChangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
Yu-Chih LinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
Sheng-Hsun LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
Hsin-Nung ShihDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
Yuhan ChangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan. yhchang@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there is little evidence about the outcome of two-stage exchange arthroplasty for the treatment of knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. To evaluate it, we set the primary outcome as infection recurrence, and the secondary outcome as the difference between patients diagnosed with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus. PATIENTS AND

methodsBetween June, 2010 and December, 2016, 172 patients with knee PJIs were treated with two-stage exchange arthroplasty at our institute. Treatment success was defined using Delphi-based consensus. These patients were further divided into groups with or without chronic hepatitis. Variables were analyzed, including age, sex, comorbidities, microbiology, and operative methods. Minimum follow-up was 12 months (mean, 35 months; range, 12-85 months).

resultsOf the 172 knee PJI patients, 25 were identified with chronic hepatitis. The infection recurrence rate in the hepatitis group (28%, 7 in 25) was significantly higher than that in the non-hepatitis group (9.5%, 14 in 147), p = 0.017. However, there was no significant difference in the infection recurrence rates between patients with HBV (24%, 4 in 16) and HCV (33.3%, 3 in 9). Regarding the outcomes of patients with infection recurrence, 4 of the non-hepatitis patients were treated with the debridement, antibiotic treatment, irrigation, and retention of prosthesis (DAIR) procedure, with a success rate of 75%. The other 17 patients (7 with hepatitis and 10 without) were treated with repeated two-stage exchange arthroplasty with 100% infection elimination rate until the final follow-up.

conclusionsKnee PJI patients with chronic hepatitis have higher infection recurrence rate after two-stage exchange arthroplasty (28%).

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeHepatitis, ChronicHepatitis, Viral, HumanProsthesis-Related InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDebridementHumansReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial Agents

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