Table 3 Type of reoperation due to infection within 2 years after primary THR, total numbers and non-registered cases in the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHAR)
From: Validation of reoperations due to infection in the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register
Type of reoperation | Total | Non-registered in SHAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Reoperation without revision of prosthesis | ||||
Wound revision | 103 | 17.2 | 58 | 29.1 |
Irrigation of prosthesis | 212 | 35.4 | 79 | 39.7 |
Total | 315 | 52.6 | 137 | 68.8 |
Revision of prosthesis | ||||
Exchange of parts or entire prosthesis | 173 | 28.9 | 45 | 22.6 |
Extraction (with or without spacer) | 111 | 18.5 | 17 | 8.5 |
Total | 284 | 47.4 | 62 | 31.2 |
Total | 599 | 100 | 199 | 100 |