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Conversion From Knee Arthrodesis Back to Arthroplasty: A Particular Challenge in Combination With Fungal Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

ABSTRACT: A 58-year-old female treated at an outside facility with knee arthrodesis due to persistent periprosthetic joint infection fulfilled all prerequisites for a conversion back to arthroplasty, as part of a 2-stage revision. Owing to the detection of Candida parapsilosis, the treatment concept was converted to a three-stage procedure. A scheduled spacer exchange with additional amphotericin B-loaded polymethylmethacrylate was conducted as an intermediate revision before reimplantation. Conversion in the setting of fungal periprosthetic joint infection presents a challenge, and successful treatment hinges on the use of proper antifungal and antimicrobial protocols, advanced surgical techniques, and a multidisciplinary team approach. At the 3-year follow-up, successful infection eradication as measured by the Delphi-based consensus definition was achieved with a range of motion of 0°-100°.

SUBMITTER: Frieler S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7772458 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conversion From Knee Arthrodesis Back to Arthroplasty: A Particular Challenge in Combination With Fungal Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

Frieler Sven S Yilmaz Emre E Goodmanson Ryan R Hanusrichter Yannik Y Schildhauer Thomas A TA Baecker Hinnerk H

Arthroplasty today 20201205 4

A 58-year-old female treated at an outside facility with knee arthrodesis due to persistent periprosthetic joint infection fulfilled all prerequisites for a conversion back to arthroplasty, as part of a 2-stage revision. Owing to the detection of <i>Candida parapsilosis</i>, the treatment concept was converted to a three-stage procedure. A scheduled spacer exchange with additional amphotericin B-loaded polymethylmethacrylate was conducted as an intermediate revision before reimplantation. Conver ...[more]

PMID: 33385048

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Project description:A growing number of recent investigations on the human genome, gut microbiome, and proteomics suggests that the loss of mucosal barrier function, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract, may substantially affect antigen trafficking, ultimately influencing the close bidirectional interaction between the gut microbiome and the immune system. This cross-talk is highly influential in shaping the host immune system function and ultimately affecting the outcome of interventions. We hypothesized that the loss of mucosal barrier in the gut may be associatedto acute and chronic periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). Zonulin, soluble CD14 (sCD14), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were tested in plasma as part of a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing primary arthroplasty or revision arthroplasty because of an aseptic failure or PJI (as defined by the 2018 criteria). All blood samples were collected before antibiotic administration. Samples were tested using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as markers for gut permeability. A total of 134 patients were included in the study of which 44 patients had PJI (30 chronic and 14 acute), and the remaining 90 patients were categorized as non-infected that included 64 patients revised for aseptic failure, and 26 patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty. Both Zonulin (7.642 ± 6.077 ng/mL vs 4.560 ± 3.833 ng/mL; p < 0.001) and sCD14 levels (555.721 ± 216.659 ng/mL vs 396.872 ± 247.920 ng/mL; p = 0.003) were significantly elevated in the PJI group compared to non-infected cases. Higher levels of Zonulin were found in acute infections compared to chronic PJI (11.595 ± 6.722 ng/mL vs. 5.798 ± 4.841 ng/mL; p = 0.005). This prospective study reveals a possible link between gut permeability and the 'gut-immune-joint axis' in PJI. If this association continues to be borne out with a larger cohort and more in-depth analysis, it will have a clinically significant implication in managing patients with PJI. It may be that in addition to the administration of antimicrobials, patients with PJI and other orthopaedic infections may benefit from administration of gastrointestinal modulators such as pro and prebiotics.

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Conversion From Knee Arthrodesis Back to Arthroplasty: A Particular Challenge in Combination With Fungal Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

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Conversion From Knee Arthrodesis Back to Arthroplasty: A Particular Challenge in Combination With Fungal Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

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