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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 103-B, Issue 6 Supple A | Pages 177 - 184
1 Jun 2021
Uvodich ME Dugdale EM Osmon DR Pagnano MW Berry DJ Abdel MP

Aims

It remains difficult to diagnose early postoperative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We aimed to validate the optimal cutoff values of ESR, CRP, and synovial fluid analysis for detecting early postoperative PJI in a large series of primary TKAs.

Methods

We retrospectively identified 27,066 primary TKAs performed between 2000 and 2019. Within 12 weeks, 169 patients (170 TKAs) had an aspiration. The patients were divided into two groups: those evaluated ≤ six weeks, or between six and 12 weeks postoperatively. The 2011 Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria for PJI diagnosis in 22 TKAs. The mean follow-up was five years (two months to 17 years). The results were compared using medians and Mann-Whitney U tests and thresholds were analyzed using receiver operator characteristic curves.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 102-B, Issue SUPP_9 | Pages 2 - 2
1 Oct 2020
Uvodich ME Dugdale EM Taunton MJ Pagnano MW Berry DJ Abdel MP
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Introduction

Diagnosing acute postoperative periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) after primary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) remains difficult. Published diagnostic thresholds for ESR, CRP, and synovial fluid analysis have not been replicated. We aimed to validate the optimal cutoffs for detecting acute postoperative PJIs in a large series of primary TKAs.

Methods

We retrospectively identified 27,066 primary TKAs performed between 2000–2019. Within 12 weeks, 171 knees (170 patients) had a synovial fluid aspiration. Patients were divided into two groups: evaluation <6 weeks or 6–12 weeks. The 2011 MSIS criteria for PJI diagnosed infection in 22 knees. Mann-Whitney U tests compared medians; ROC analyses determined optimal thresholds. Mean follow-up was 5 years.