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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Predicting the Exception-CRP and Primary Hip Arthroplasty.

Marc-Pascal Meier, Ina Juliana Bauer, Arvind K Maheshwari, Martin Husen, Katharina Jäckle, Jan Hubert, Thelonius Hawellek, Wolfgang Lehmann, Dominik Saul

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Marc-Pascal MeierDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-9650
Ina Juliana BauerDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Arvind K MaheshwariKogod Center on Aging and Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Martin HusenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Katharina JäckleDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3086-4278
Jan HubertDivision of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20521 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6457-9195
Thelonius HawellekDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Wolfgang LehmannDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Dominik SaulDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0673-3710

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 413501650Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 466023693
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile primary hip arthroplasty is the most common operative procedure in orthopedic surgery, a periprosthetic joint infection is its most severe complication. Early detection and prediction are crucial. In this study, we aimed to determine the value of postoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) and develop a formula to predict this rare, but devastating complication.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 708 patients with primary hip arthroplasty. CRP, white blood cell count (WBC), and several patient characteristics were assessed for 20 days following the operative procedure.

resultsEight patients suffered an early acute periprosthetic infection. The maximum CRP predicted an infection with a sensitivity and specificity of 75% and 56.9%, respectively, while a binary logistic regression reached values of 75% and 80%. A multinominal logistic regression, however, was able to predict an early infection with a sensitivity and specificity of 87.5% and 78.9%. With a one-phase decay, 71.6% of the postoperative CRP-variance could be predicted.

conclusionTo predict early acute periprosthetic joint infection after primary hip arthroplasty, a multinominal logistic regression is the most promising approach. Including five parameters, an early infection can be predicted on day 5 after the operative procedure with 87.5% sensitivity, while it can be excluded with 78.9% specificity.

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C-reactive proteinCRPorthopedic surgeryperiprosthetic joint infectionprimary hip arthroplastyrevision surgery

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PMID34768504
PMCPMC8584609

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