Culture-negative Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection after Total Hip Arthroplasty Treatment Protocol and Outcomes in Acute and Chronic Cases

Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2022 Sep;10(9):806-811. doi: 10.22038/ABJS.2022.51813.2559.

Abstract

The treatment of culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections (CN PJI) of the hip represents complex entities. We, as a result of this, report on 12 cases. Irrigation and debridement (I&D) with implant retention were performed in acute cases and two-stage revisions in chronic infections. Combined antibiotic therapy was administered in all cases for 12 weeks. Infection control was achieved in all patients with an infection-free rate of 100% at 7.5 years of average follow-up.

Keywords: Culture-negative (CN); Irrigation and debridement; Peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI); Total hip arthroplasty (THA); Two-stage revision.