Table 2: Sensitivity of the culture of the sonication fluid versus the culture of periprosthetic tissue.

 

Sensitivity of sonication fluid culture

Sensitivity of periprosthetic tissue culture

P - value

Overall

81.25%

56.25%

0.043

Type of infection

 

 

 

Early

100%

50%

0.479

Delayed

66.67%

50%

0.479

Late

87.5%

62.5%

0.288

Site of infection

 

 

 

Hip

90.91%

63.63%

0.114

Knee

66.67%

55.55%

0.479

Age

 

 

 

< 60

100%

100%

1.000

> 60

75%

41.67%

0.043

Gender

 

 

 

Male

83.33%

50%

0.134

Female

80%

60%

0.289

Hypertension

 

 

 

Yes

66.67%

33.33%

0.114

No

100%

85.71%

0.479

Diabetes mellitus

 

 

 

Yes

100%

36.37%

0.041

No

76.19%

66.67%

0.683

Dyslipidemia

 

 

 

Yes

57.14%

57.14%

1.000

No

88%

56%

0.114

Metabolic syndrome

 

 

 

Yes

100%

42.86%

0.137

No

72%

56%

0.289

BMI

 

 

 

< 25

75%

75%

1.000

> 25

83.33%

50%

0.133

25 – 30

80%

60%

0.479

> 30

85.71%

42.85%

0.041

Reason for arthroplasty

 

 

 

Primary OA

77.78%

44.44%

0.041

Trauma

83.33%

83.33%

1.000

Use of cement

 

 

 

Cemented arthroplasties

83.33%

66.67%

0.683

Uncemented arthroplasties

80%

50%

0.041