Table 2 Data from the literature.
Study | Number of hips (patients) | Follow-up (average, months) | Time to spacer removal (weeks) | Reinfection rate (at spacer removal) | Reinfection rate (after total hip replacement) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diwanji et al., 2008 | 9 (9) | 42 | 23 | 1/9 (12%) | 1/9 (12%) |
Kelm et al., 2009 | 8 (8) | 12 | 12 | 0/8 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) |
Huang et al., 2010 | 15 (14) | 42 | 13 | 1/15 (6.7%) | 0/15 (0%) |
Bauer et al., 2010 | 13 (13) | 60 | 6 | 0/13 (0%) | 2/13 (15%) |
This study | 20 (19) | 56 | 22 | 0/20 (0%) | 1/20 (5%) |
Pooled data | 65 (63) | 42 ± 19 | 15 ± 7 | 2/65 (3.1%) | 4/65 (6.1%) |