Status:
COMPLETED
Is This PJI Really Acute: A Quantitative Sonication Fluid Analysis (Sonic)
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Prosthetic-joint Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This retrospective study is to analyse microbiological cultures from the sonication fluid of the explanted prothesis to detect bacteria in the biofilm on the implant surface and to investigate whether...
Detailed Description
Implant associated infections in orthopaedics and trauma surgery are a well-known and feared complication. Prosthetic-joint infection (PJI) is caused by a biofilm which is located atop the surface of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who underwent a revision surgery of hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasties operated at the university hospital of Basel between 2011 and 2021,
- patients who had a PJI as a suspected diagnosis and
- have microbiological cultures from sonication fluid from removed prosthesis.
Exclusion
- patients in the database who
- have non-bacterial microbiological positive cultures (e.g. fungal infection) and
- have not received a sonication of the removed prosthesis during the diagnostic process
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 30 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
176 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05265598
Start Date
June 30 2021
End Date
August 31 2024
Last Update
January 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031