VIDEO: Ipsilateral PJI rare 5 years after index infection in THA, TKA
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Key takeaways:
- Of patients treated for periprosthetic joint infection in total joint arthroplasty, 1% to 2% had an ipsilateral PJI within 5 years.
- No ipsilateral infection occurred within 1 year of the index infection.
SAN FRANCISCO — In patients with periprosthetic joint infections of a total hip or total knee arthroplasty, the risk for ipsilateral PJI within 5 years of the index infection was low, according to results presented here.
“I hope you find this data helpful to your clinical practice,” Matthew P. Abdel, MD, FAAOS, of Mayo Clinic, told Healio about results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. “It certainly answers a question that we routinely have, as many of our arthroplasty patients have multiple joints replaced and ipsilateral joints can sometimes be contaminated, but we found that to be rare.”
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Abdel MP, et al. Paper 93. Presented at: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting; Feb. 12-16, 2024; San Francisco.
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