Clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of septic arthritis of the native hip joint: a 20-year retrospective review.
Gabriel B BurdickLindsay M MaierNoah A KuhlmannAyooluwa S AyoolaBushra FathimaStephanie J MuhPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2023)
The prevalence of single-stage hip arthroplasty in patients with a history of septic arthritis of the native hip joint was 3.1%, which is higher than the prevalence of hip arthroplasty in the United States general population, suggesting that a history of septic arthritis may increase the risk of requiring hip arthroplasty. In the small number of patients who went on to receive a hip replacement, there were no reported cases of PJI. This study suggests that hip arthroplasty is a viable option for patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis and a history of septic arthritis of their hip.