Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Orthop. Oct 18, 2015; 6(9): 712-718
Published online Oct 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i9.712
Table 2 Analysis of factors affecting debridement and treatment of infected hip arthroplasty
VariableNo. of debridements (38 hips)
P value
1 (n = 22)2 (n = 10)> 3 (n = 6)
Mean age (yr)61.0968.5068.330.168
Infecting organism (n)0.002
Methicillin sensitive22
Resistant Staphylococcus621
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus21
Pseudomonas12
Salmonella1
Polymicrobial135
Negative culture9
Comorbidities (n)< 0.001
0101
1821
2252
3221
41
51
Preoperative HHS< 0.001
20-291
30-3913
40-49162
50-5971
60-6982
70-806