Knee replacement pain in patients with low probability of infection and positive bone scintigraphy findings
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2020.02.005Keywords:
peri-prosthetic pain, knee replacement, infection, bone scintigraphyAbstract
Background: Nuclear medicine studies have been omitted in the diagnostic approach of painful bone replacements with suspicion of infection due to heterogeneity of evidence and cost effectiveness. There are patients with low probability of infection and positive three-stage bone scintigraphy, and the objective of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic outcome of these patients.
Methods: A retrospective case series study was carried out on Patients with a history of total Knee Replacement (TLR), postoperative prosthetic pain and / or stiffness, low probability of infection, and negative CRP-ESR results, and positive 3-phase bone scintigraphy were selected. Pre- and post-operative pain was included. The Oxford knee scale and the need for revision surgery were evaluated.
Results: A total of 20 patients were studied, with a mean follow-up of 42.1 months. There were no cases of infection or loosening identified at the end of follow-up. Twenty-five percent of the patients underwent prosthetic revision secondary to, arthrofibrosis, patellofemoral syndrome, and pain). An Oxford Knee Score of 23.8 and an average VAS of 7 was found, whereas the nonintervention group were 29 and 5, respectively. In 70% of patients, no aetiological diagnosis was established.
Discussion: The aetiological diagnosis of a failed prosthesis is a challenge. In patients with low probability of infection and positive three-stage bone scintigraphy infection as an aetiological factor is unlikely. Few studies describe the outcome of bone scintigraphy in patients with low probability of infection.
Evidence Level: IV
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