Table 2 Summary of published studies examining total hip arthroplasty in patients with quiescent septic arthritis infection of the hip
Study | No. of hips (patients) | Mean interval between presentation and operation, years | Mean follow-up, months | Rate of postoperative infection, n (%) | Complications (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Our study | 101 (101) | 24 | 75 | 0 (0) | Heterotopic ossification (5), dislocation (4), osteolysis (19), femoral fracture (7) |
Papanna et al. [26] | 7 (7) | 4 | 66 | 0 (0) | Heterotopic ossification (2), dislocation (1) |
Kim et al. [4] | 170 (161) | 33 | 124 | 2 (1.2) | Heterotopic ossification (16), dislocation (0), osteolysis (97), femoral fracture (3) |
Laforgia et al. [23] | 42 (38) | 33 | 60 | 4 (9.5) | |
Jupiter et al. [11] | 24 (24) | 27 | 43 | 1 (4.2) | |
Bauer et al. [30] | 9 (9) | 5 | 60 | 0 (0) |