Risk factors for failure of eradicating infection in a single arthroscopic surgical procedure for septic arthritis of the adult native shoulder with a focus on the volume of irrigation

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BACKGROUND: Septic arthritis of a native joint is relatively rare but is still a challenging and important orthopedic emergency. Most previous reports have focused on the clinical outcomes rather than the risk factors for failure in arthroscopic surgery.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with septic monoarthritis of the shoulder who underwent arthroscopic irrigation and débridement between January 2007 and January 2019. All patients were divided into 2 groups according to recurrence after a single arthroscopic surgical procedure: eradicated group or recurred group. To identify risk factors affecting the recurrence of septic arthritis of the shoulder after arthroscopic surgery, the following parameters were considered: age; sex; involved side; presentation of rotator cuff tear; volume of irrigation; bacterial organism involved; preoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein level, and white blood cell count in blood and joint fluid; diabetes mellitus; and hypertension. We compared the eradicated and recurred groups regarding the presence of potential risk factors.

RESULTS: The study included 97 patients with a mean age of 61 years. Septic arthritis of the shoulder was eradicated completely with a single arthroscopic surgical procedure in 85 patients. However, a second arthroscopic surgical procedure was necessary in 12 patients (12.4%) because of infection recurrence. No significant differences were found between groups except in the volume of irrigation (P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with septic arthritis (87.6%) of native shoulders were effectively treated with a single arthroscopic irrigation and débridement. The amount of irrigation may be the most important factor for preventing the need for additional surgical management.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery - 29(2020), 3 vom: 21. März, Seite 497-501

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Joo, Yong-Bum [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Woo-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Hyun Dae [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kyung Cheon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yun-Ki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arthroscopy
Journal Article
Reinfection
Risk factor
Septic arthritis
Shoulder
Treatment

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Date Completed 02.09.2020

Date Revised 02.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jse.2019.07.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301502994