Clinical Study
Occult Infection in Aseptic Joint Loosening and the Diagnostic Role of Implant Sonication
Table 2
Positive culture case series.
| Patient number | Aseptic loosening (AL) or control (C) | Joint involved | Conventional culture | Sonication culture | Organism | Treatment | Clinical follow-up | Months since index procedure | Infection related complication |
| 2 | A.L | Uncemented THA | N | Y | S. aureus | Oral Abs. | 22 | 31 | No | 7 | A.L | Hybrid THA | Y | N | CONS | NIL | 3 | 27 | No | 18 | A.L | Cemented THA | Y | N | CONS | NIL | 15 | 24 | No | 19 | A.L | Uncemented THA | Y | Y | CONS | ID/Abs. | 5 | 23 | No | 32 | C | Uncemented THA | Y | Y | CONS | NIL | 10 | 13 | No | 70 | A.L | Uncemented THA | Y | N | CONS | NIL | 12 | 18 | No | 96 | A.L | Cemented THA | Y | Y | CONS | ID/Abs. | 3 | 13 | No | 107 | A.L | TKA | Y | N | S. aureus | ID/Abs. | 8 | 9 | No | 110 | A.L | TKA | Y | N | CONS | NIL | 6 | 8 | No |
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