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Table 2 Management during the first stage

From: Two-stage total hip arthroplasty for patients with advanced active tuberculosis of the hip

Patient

Preoperative ATT (weeks)

Operative procedure

Postoperative ATT (months)

Antibiotic (days)

Postoperative investigate

ESR normal (months)

CRP normal (months)

Biopsy culture

Histo-pathology

1

2

Debridement

4

3

Negative

Ty

3

2

2

4

Debridement

5

42

M.TB

Ty

4

2

Spacer

S. aureus

3

3

Debridement

4

3

Negative

Ty

3

2

4

4

Debridement

5

5

M.TB

Ty

4

2

Spacer

5

3

Debridement

3

3

Negative

Ty

2

1

6

3

Debridement

3

3

Negative

Ty

2

1

7

4

Debridement

6

48

M.TB

ATy

5

3

Spacer

S. aureus

8

2

Debridement

4

3

Negative

Ty

3

2

9

4

Debridement

4

5

M.TB

Ty

3

2

Spacer

  1. ATT antituberculous therapy, M.TB mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ty typical tuberculosis, ATy atypical tuberculosis