Early periprosthetic infection - one-year follow-up after DAIR procedure

Abstract

During the period of 2022 and 2023, 10 patients with early infection following joint arthroplasty were admitted to the Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Sofiamed. Among them were 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 69 years. All patients were readmitted between 18-21 days after the primary joint arthroplasty. Laboratory and microbiological investigations were conducted for all patients, followed by surgical intervention and prolonged antibiotic therapy. At a mean follow-up of 1 year and 2 months, all patients showed excellent results, except for one who died and one who was lost to follow-up.

Keywords

• periprosthetic infections
• endoprosthesis
• periprosthetic infections, endoprosthesis, DAIR