Table 1 Modular knee-arthrodesis (MKA) after prosthetic joint infection (PJI): demographic and clinical data, implant survival rate
Characteristic | MKA after PJI |
|---|---|
Number of patients, n | 81 |
Demographic data | |
Mean age (in years), mean (sd; Min - Max) | 68.6 (11.2; 29–85) |
Male sex, n (%) | 43 (53.1) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (sd) | 4.8 (2.0) |
Death within 1st year, n (%) | 9 (11.1) |
Lost to follow-up, n (%) | 17 (21.0) |
Patients with min. Follow-up, n (%) | 55 (67.9) |
Disease causing pathogensa | |
S. aureus, n (%) | 25 (30.9) |
S. epidermidis, n (%) | 31 (38.3) |
Others2, n (%) | 25 (30.9) |
Leg length discrepancy after MKA in cm, mean (sd) | 1.8 (1.4) |
Survival rate (SR) for MKA after PJI | |
One – year SR | 85.6% |
Five – years SR | 71.1% |
Ten – years SR | 60.9% |