Treatment of Acute Periprosthetic Total Hip Arthroplasty Infections

OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the success rate of two treatments for infection after total hip replacement: single stage arthroplasty exchange (your surgeon will take out your original implants and replace them with a complete new set) compared to irrigation and debridement with modular exchange (your surgeon will clean your implants with a surgical solution and take out the plastic liner and replace it with a new one - the rest of your hip implants will stay in place). The goal is to see if one is better than the other for the treatment of hip infection after a total hip replacement. A successful treatment means that you did not have to have another surgery on your hip for an infection-related reason.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Periprosthetic Infection Total Hip Arthoplasty

Interventions

open debridement with modular exchangePROCEDURE

one stage exchangePROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Return to the OR for a drainage procedure within six weeks of index primary uncemented arthroplasty 1a) Exam findings within six weeks of index operation: * Drainage for more than 7 days * Wound appearance consistent with deep infection or hematoma * Persistent fever or evidence of bacteremia * All patients currently deemed appropriate for irrigation and debridement 2. Labs \- Rising inflammatory seromarkers 3. Aspiration with a positive culture Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous history of periprosthetic infection 2. Prisoners 3. Patients not willing to consent for the proposed treatment 4. Patients with altered mental status 5. Concurrent metastatic infection 6. Superficial Infection

Locations (1)

OrthoCarolina Research Institue

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Success

Success is defined as no subsequent revision surgery needed to treat chronic or acute periprosthetic infection

Time frame: 2 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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