Table 1 Characteristics of patients with prosthetic joint infection
From: Accuracy of different diagnostic tests for early, delayed and late prosthetic joint infection
Early (< 3 months) n = 18 | Delayed (3–12 months) n = 35 | Late (>12 months) n = 77 | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Mean age (yrs) (IQR)** | 65.05 (42–83) | 62.2 (31–84) | 67.2 (33–88) | 0.088 |
Gender Female-no (%) | 8 (44.4%) | 20 (57.1%) | 36 (46.7%) | 0.540 |
Type of implant | ||||
Knee -no (%) | 3 (16.7%) | 14 (40%) | 29 (37.7%) | |
Hip-no (%) | 15 (83.3%) | 21 (60%) | 48 (62.3%) | 0.196 |
Antibiotic prior to revision surgery-no (%) | 10 (55%) | 6 (17.1%) | 9 (11.6%) | <0.0001 |
Type of surgery | 0.081 | |||
Two stage revision | 6 (33.3%) | 21 (60%) | 43 (55.8%) | |
One stage revision | 1 (5.5%) | 5 (14.3%) | 9 (11.7%) | |
Partial revision | 11 (61.2%) | 7 (20%) | 24 (31.2%) | |
Girdlestone | 0 | 2 (5.7%) | 1 (1.3%) | |