Table 4 Patients with primary reinfections
Patient no., sex, age | History | Comorbidities | Bacterium | Spacer interval (days) | Complications | Time of reinfection (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1, F, 75 | Arthroplasty in case of avascular necrosis of the femur head | – | S. epidermidis | 34 |  | 21 |
2, F, 69 | Periprosthetic hip fracture and stem revision | Diabetes mellitus, anticoagulation, obesity | S. epidermidis | 78 | Â | 29 |
3, F, 65 | Osteosynthesis after neck fracture; secondary arthroplasty; stem exchange after loosening | Obesity, anticoagulation | Propionibacterium avium | 84 | Â | 23 |
4, F, 68 | Cup exchange after loosening of primary arthroplasty | Chronic venous insufficiency | S. epidermidis | 139 | Â | 37 |