TKA Infection
Conditions
Keywords
Hinge Knee Prosthesis, TKA infection, rotating hinge prosthesis, hinge knee arthroplasty
Brief summary
Between 2009 and January 2016, the investigators included 49 patients from four hospitals in Lyon who had a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) infection and who benefited of a knee arthroplasty revision with a rotating hinge prosthesis. This retrospective and descriptive cohort aims at studying the functional results after 2 years follow up.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 91 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- All the patients who had a rotating hinge knee arthroplasty for septic revision after total knee arthroplasty, proved by bacteriological samples or purulent drainage at involved site or other obvious clinical signs or radiological signs of infection
Exclusion criteria
\- Patients who benefited of a hinge prosthesis following a unicompartmental prosthesis, following a mechanical issue on a total prosthesis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| functional results | at two years follow up | Objective functional results : joint motions (Physician assessment) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| infection control | after 2 years follow up | presence or absence of clinical and/or biological signs of infection, recurrence of the infection or new secondary infection |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed