Expect the Unexpected: Mycobacterial  Infection in Post Total Knee Arthroplasty  Patients

Kandhari, Vikram; Desai, Mohan M; Wade, Roshan; Bava, Surendar Singh

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2017/23231.9241

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“…Of these, one patient died during treatment 14 and another experienced chronic infection (treatment success rate, 71.43%). Moreover, of these 44 patients, 15 (34.09%) prostheses were successfully retained, 15 (34.09%) required second‐stage renovation, and 11 (25%) required joint fusions after prosthesis removal (one of whom died during treatment) 34 . None of the patients underwent primary revision.…”

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“…The initial database queries produced 191 reports; 162 articles were excluded, including those that were duplicates (43), reviews or meta‐analyses (24), descriptions of general periprosthetic joint infections (25), descriptions of hip replacements (14), descriptions of non‐tuberculous mycobacterium infections (all case reports, 14), articles on knee joint tuberculosis replacements (23), and non‐English reports (19) 13–41 . We identified 44 cases of TBPJI described in the 29 selected articles.…”

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“…Five cases underwent successful revision arthroplasty and one case, complicated with severe Parkinson's disease, remained in a state of chronic infection after debridement. Uhel et al reported six cases of TBPJI (from multiple centers) and also did not indicate whether the prostheses were loose 34 . Three cases were treated with resection and arthrodesis of the knee.…”

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“…Chang 20 and Uhel 31 reported patients with tuberculosis of the knee and hip, respectively, without specifying their clinical manifestations. Among the remaining 33 patients with TBPJI, 29 ( 34 . None of the patients underwent primary revision.…”

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“…Our four patients showed elevated ESRs and three showed elevated CRP levels. Uhel et al reported that the average CRP level in six cases of TBPJI was 80 mg/L (range, 14-183) 34 .…”

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Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Unsuspected Tuberculosis of the Joint: A Report of Four Cases and a Systematic Review of the Literature

Wei

Sun²,

Zhang

et al. 2020

Orthopaedic Surgery

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Objectives: To provide a case series and systematic review that explores the clinical manifestations, treatments, and methods for defining tuberculosis diagnoses in patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: Four patients (three women, one man; average age, 59.5 ± 8.89 years; range, 48-69 years) underwent TKA and were subsequently treated for previously unsuspected knee tuberculosis between January 2013 and December 2019. We also reviewed published cases of tuberculous periprosthetic joint infections (TBPJIs) following TKA through databases of MEDLINE/PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE. We reviewed studies that were published between January 1980 and December 2019. Results: In our four cases, the preoperative diagnoses were osteoarthritis (n = 2), rheumatoid arthritis (one case), and Charcot's arthropathy (one case). The main clinical manifestations were knee swelling and pain, without fever, weakness, or weight loss. Comorbidities included multiple joints with rheumatoid arthritis or Charcot's arthropathy, diabetes mellitus, and uremia. One patient had a history of lumbar tuberculosis treated with debridement and intervertebral fusion. Preoperative elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESRs) were detected in all cases, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were observed in three cases. The tuberculosis diagnoses were confirmed via histopathologic analysis (three cases) and second-generation sequencing (one case). Three patients received antituberculosis therapy for 1 year, without surgical intervention. Two-stage exchange arthroplasty was performed in one patient because of prosthesis loosening. Within an average follow-up period of 24.75 months, tuberculosis reactivation was not observed and overall functional improvement was demonstrated. Forty-four TBPJI cases were reported in the literature between January 1980 and December 2019. Most (59.09%) occurred within the first year after the index arthroplasty, and the diagnoses were confirmed by culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 88.64% of cases. Favorable outcomes were achieved in 90.91% of the patients who did not undergo surgery, 71.43% of those treated with debridement, 93.33% undergoing revision arthroplasty, and in 90.91% of those undergoing resection and arthrodesis. Conclusions: Clinical manifestations of knee tuberculosis and TBPJI are atypical. Thus, attention should be paid to finding the causes of increased ESRs and CRP levels, particularly in patients with weakened immune functioning, before performing TKA. Pathological examination is an effective method for diagnosing tuberculosis, although sending multiple specimens for pathological examination is necessary.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Diagnosis Of Joint Tuberculosis and Tbpjimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Systematic Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our four patients showed elevated ESRs and three showed elevated CRP levels. Uhel et al reported that the average CRP level in six cases of TBPJI was 80 mg/L (range, 14-183) 34 .…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Joint Tuberculosis and Tbpjimentioning

confidence: 99%

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