Improvise, Adapt & Overcome: Successful Surgery-Sparing Prosthetic Hip Infection Antibiotic Suppression During
Derek R Jenkins1, Jad Aridi2, Peter T Evangelista3
1Brown University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Providence, RI.
Case:
A 79-year-old active male presented during the first COVID-19 pandemic surgery moratorium with late Staphylococcus lugdunensis periprosthetic total hip arthroplasty infection. Due to the unprecedented circumstances, novel treatment of IV and oral antibiotic suppression was trialed without preceding surgical intervention. At latest follow-up, the patient has two-year revision-free survival with normalization of inflammatory markers and MRI findings, and resolution of clinical symptoms.
Conclusion:
We report a novel surgery-sparing treatment for periprosthetic hip infection. Judicious caution should be used in the application of similar therapies, as host and organism characteristics likely contributed substantially to the success of this case.
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