Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Synoptic table summarizing the main clinical information from the three cases reported by Sayegh et al. [3] (I, II and III) and the two cases presented here (IV and V)
From: Suture-related pseudoinfection after total hip arthroplasty
I | II | III | IV (#1) | V (#2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suture material | Vicryl® | Vicryl® | Vicryl® | Vicryl Plus® | Vicryl Plus® |
Presentation time (weeks after surgery) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Local inflammation | + | + | + | + | + |
Draining sinus | + | + | – | + | – |
Body temperature (°C) | 37.9 | 37 | 39 | <37 | 37.5 |
CRP | Elevated | Elevated | Elevated | Elevated | Elevated |
WBC | Normal with eosinophilia | Normal with eosinophilia | Normal with eosinophilia | Normal | Normal |
Abscess location | Extensive (from subcutaneous to intracapsular) | Extensive (from subcutaneous to intracapsular) | Extensive (from subcutaneous to intracapsular) | Superficial (prefascial) | Superficial and intermediate (pre- and subfascial, with no extension through the glutei muscles) |
Recurrence | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Yes (8 weeks later) | Yes (5 weeks later) |