title: Positive intraoperative cultures and canine total hip replacement: risk factors, periprosthetic infection, and surgical success.
abstract: The results of closing intraoperative cultures from 27 canine total hip replacements (THR) were reviewed. The relationship between these culture results and presurgical and surgical factors, and the short- and long-term success of THR were assessed. Eleven out of 27 cases had a positive culture, but none of these 11 cases were diagnosed with periprosthetic infection at follow-up examination. The duration of the clinical signs of hip disease prior to THR was significantly greater for those cases with a positive culture (P=0.034). The incidence of positive cultures was not related to surgical success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, USA.
authors.forename: Karla C L
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kapatkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000662:veterinary; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006619:Hip Dysplasia, Canine / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome