Low Infection Rate after Tumor Hip Arthroplasty for Metastatic Bone Disease in a Cohort Treated with Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Table 2

Cases with positive deep tissue cultures.

Number	Age (years)	Patient survival	Type of cancer	Implant	Time to infection	Microbiology	Outcome
1	80	1 yr. 4 m.	Lymphoma	Zimmer; total femur	2,1 m.	E. coli	Hemipelvectomy
2	55	1 yr. 5 m.	Breast	Zimmer; segmental	1,3 m.	S. epidermidis	Staged revision
3	38	2 yr. 6 m.	Breast	Link; MP (right)	2,2 m.	E. coli	Implant retention and continuous suppressive antibiotic therapy
4	40	8 m.	Breast	Link; MP (left)	0,4 m.	S. aureus	Implant retention and continuous suppressive antibiotic therapy
5	44	2 yr. 2 m.	Kidney	Link; MP	13,2 m.	P.acnes	Revised for local recurrence, intraoperative cultures positive for P. Acnes (interpreted as likely contamination)