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Fungalperi-prostheticinfections of the knee
and hip are rare but likely to result in devastating complications.
In this study we evaluated the results of their management using
a single-stage exchange technique. Between 2001 and 2011, 14 patients
(ten hips, four knees) were treated for a peri-prosthetic fungal
infection. One patient was excluded because revision surgery was
not possible owing to a large acetabular defect. One patient developed
a further infection two months post-operatively and was excluded
from the analysis. Two patients died of unrelated causes. After a mean of seven years (3 to 11) a total of ten patients
were available for follow-up. One patient, undergoing revision replacement
of the hip, had a post-operative dislocation. Another patient, undergoing
revision replacement of the knee, developed a wound infection and
required revision 29 months post-operatively following a peri-prosthetic femoral
fracture. . The mean Harris hip score increased to 74 points (63 to 84; p
<
0.02) in those undergoing revision replacement of the hip,
and the mean Hospital for Special Surgery knee score increased to
75 points (70 to 80; p <
0.01) in those undergoing revision replacement
of the knee. . A single-stage revision following fungal peri-prosthetic infection
is feasible, with an acceptable rate of a satisfactory outcome. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2014;96-B:492–6