Mycobacterial periprosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty. 2021

Bo-Hyun Hwang, and Su-Chan Lee, and Alvin Ong, and Hye-Sun Ahn, and Seong-Hwan Moon
Joint & Arthritis Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himchan Hospital, 120, Sinmok-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 07999, Republic of Korea.

Mycobacterial periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is very rare and is generally associated with an immunosuppressive environment. Few large-scale studies of this unusual PJI have been conducted. The current study was performed to assess the clinical features and outcomes following two-stage re-implantation for mycobacterial PJI after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We conducted a retrospective review of data collected from our database involving ten cases of two-stage re-implantation manifesting mycobacterial PJI. Patients were followed for at least five years or until recurrent infection. The mean follow-up duration in patients who remained free of infection was 7.5 years (range 5-9.5 years). Seven patients (70%) belonged to the American Society of Anesthesiologists' grade 3 or 4. The surgical protocol entailed resection arthroplasty and cement spacer insertion with vigorous debridement, followed by at least six weeks of systemic antimicrobial therapy and delayed re-implantation in all patients. The median duration from resection arthroplasty to re-implantation was 5.3 months (range 2-10.5 months). Following re-implantation, five patients with Mycobacterium fortuitum were treated with amikacin for six weeks and oral clarithromycin for three months. Five patients infected with M. tuberculosis received anti-tuberculosis medications immediately after pathogen isolation, for a period of 12 months. Mycobacterial PJI can be treated successfully via resection arthroplasty and delayed re-implantation combined with proper antimicrobial agents. Suspicious infection or loosening after primary TKA, particularly in an immunosuppressive environment, warrants the attention of an orthopedic surgeon to consider the possibility of unusual PJI.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000900 Anti-Bacterial Agents Substances that inhibit the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA. Anti-Bacterial Agent,Anti-Bacterial Compound,Anti-Mycobacterial Agent,Antibacterial Agent,Antibiotics,Antimycobacterial Agent,Bacteriocidal Agent,Bacteriocide,Anti-Bacterial Compounds,Anti-Mycobacterial Agents,Antibacterial Agents,Antibiotic,Antimycobacterial Agents,Bacteriocidal Agents,Bacteriocides,Agent, Anti-Bacterial,Agent, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agent, Antibacterial,Agent, Antimycobacterial,Agent, Bacteriocidal,Agents, Anti-Bacterial,Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agents, Antibacterial,Agents, Antimycobacterial,Agents, Bacteriocidal,Anti Bacterial Agent,Anti Bacterial Agents,Anti Bacterial Compound,Anti Bacterial Compounds,Anti Mycobacterial Agent,Anti Mycobacterial Agents,Compound, Anti-Bacterial,Compounds, Anti-Bacterial
D001170 Arthritis, Infectious Arthritis caused by BACTERIA; RICKETTSIA; MYCOPLASMA; VIRUSES; FUNGI; or PARASITES. Arthritis, Bacterial,Arthritis, Septic,Arthritis, Viral,Arthritides, Bacterial,Arthritis, Suppurative,Bacterial Arthritides,Bacterial Arthritis,Infectious Arthritis,Suppurative Arthritis,Septic Arthritis,Viral Arthritis
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D016459 Prosthesis-Related Infections Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late). Prosthesis Related Infection,Prosthesis-Related Infection,Infections, Prosthesis-Related,Infection, Prosthesis Related,Prosthesis Related Infections,Related Infection, Prosthesis,Related Infections, Prosthesis
D019645 Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Replacement of the knee joint. Knee Replacement, Total,Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasties, Replacement, Knee,Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Partial Knee,Knee Arthroplasty,Knee Arthroplasty, Total,Knee Replacement Arthroplasties,Knee Replacement Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Replacement,Replacement Arthroplasties, Knee,Replacement Arthroplasty, Knee,Replacement, Total Knee,Total Knee Replacement,Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty,Unicompartmental Knee Replacement,Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty,Unicondylar Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Knee,Arthroplasty, Partial Knee,Arthroplasty, Total Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicondylar Knee,Knee Arthroplasty, Partial,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicondylar,Knee Replacement, Partial,Knee Replacement, Unicompartmental,Knee Replacement, Unicondylar,Total Knee Arthroplasty

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