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Background and Objective: Septic arthritis is an orthopaedic emergency that requires prompt irrigation and debridement (I&D). Some patients require a repeat I&D, which poses excessive burden on the patient and provider. The goal of this study was to identify possible risk factors for repeat I&D in the setting of native septic arthritis., Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients with a primary diagnosis of native joint septic arthritis from June 2014-November 2018 at two level-one trauma centers were retrospectively identified via billing codes. Patients were included if they had a clinical presentation consistent with native septic arthritis. Independent-sample T-tests, Fisher's Exact Tests, and multivariable logistic regression were performed to determine what risk factors for repeat I&D were statistically significant., Results: Two-hundred and twenty-one patients were identified, and 192 were included in the final analysis (36 % female, 64 % male, mean age 53 years). 231 joints were included in the analysis (knee, n = 115; hip, n = 53; shoulder, n = 37; other, n = 16). 29 % of septic joints were associated with injection drug use (IDU-SA). 30 % of IDU-SA cases required a repeat I&D compared to 17 % for non IDU-SA cases (p = 0.03). IDU-SA patients were associated with more total I&Ds compared to patients without IDU-SA (1.70 vs. 1.32; p = 0.048). This association remained significant when controlling for smoking history, diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus, immunocompromised status, and steroid use., Conclusions: IDU-SA was associated with repeat I&D. Physicians working with IDU-SA patients should alter postoperative surveillance standards and consider adopting a multimodal team approach to improve septic arthritis management., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest to report., (© 2024 Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.)

Radiographic osteolysis after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) remains a challenging clinical entity, as it may not initially manifest clinically apparent symptoms but can lead to clinically important complications, such as aseptic loosening. A thorough consideration of medical history and physical examination is essential to rule out other causes of symptomatic TSA-namely, periprosthetic joint infection-as symptoms often progress to vague pain or discomfort due to subtle component loosening. Once confirmed, nonoperative treatment of osteolysis should first be pursued given the potential to avoid surgery-associated risks. If needed, the current surgical options include glenoid polyethylene revision and conversion to reverse shoulder arthroplasty. The current article provides a comprehensive review of the evaluation and management of osteolysis after TSA through an evidence-based discussion of current concepts.

Background: The effect of preoperative hip strength on outcomes after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine whether preoperative isometric hip strength is associated with outcome scores at 6 months as well as achieving the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS) in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAIS., Hypothesis: Increased preoperative isometric strength will be correlated with short-term postoperative outcomes and will be predictive of achieving higher functional status., Study Design: Case series., Level of Evidence: Level 4., Methods: Data from 92 consecutive patients undergoing primary hip arthroscopy for treatment of FAIS from March through August 2018 were analyzed. All patients included in the analysis had preoperative measures of isometric hip strength on both affected and unaffected limbs, as well as preoperative and 6-month patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores. Analysis was performed to determine correlations between normalized isometric hip strength measurements and PROs and whether strength measurements were predictive of achieving MCID or PASS., Results: A total of 74 (80.4%) patients had 6-month PROs and were included in the final analysis. Hip extension strength on both sides was correlated with all postoperative PROs (all P > 0.05). Abduction strength on both sides was correlated with postoperative Hip Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living subscale score, achieving MCID on at least 1 score threshold, and reaching the international Hip Outcome Tool-12 threshold score for achieving PASS (all P < 0.05). Regression analysis showed that extension strength on the affected side was the only strength measurement predictor of achieving PASS (1.043; P = 0.049)., Conclusion: Preoperative isometric hip extension and abduction strength are correlated with 6-month postoperative PRO scores. Furthermore, hip extension strength is a predictor of achieving clinically meaningful outcomes., Clinical Relevance: This study highlights the possible importance of preoperative optimization of hip function to maximize outcomes in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAIS.

Purpose: To use mirror imaging to identify the location and magnitude of difference in acetabular rim morphology between the symptomatic and unaffected acetabula in patients with symptomatic unilateral pincer-type or mixed femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) using 1-dimensional models created with computed tomography (CT)., Methods: CT scans of bilateral hips in 33 patients diagnosed with unilateral pincer-type or mixed FAIS were obtained. Three-dimensional bilateral hip models were constructed, and the unaffected hemipelvis was superimposed onto the symptomatic side to compare acetabular thickness. Protrusion of the symptomatic side was recorded, and rim morphology was divided into clock face quadrants to analyze the location of greatest magnitude of difference between affected and unaffected acetabula. Analysis of the quadrants was performed using analysis of variance with post hoc Bonferroni correction., Results: The study group consisted of more females (51.6%) than males, with an average age of 35.72 ± 7.8 years and an average body mass index of 24.3 ± 4.1 kg/m 2 . Of the 33 hips included, 14 were isolated pincer-type FAIS and 19 were mixed. The average preoperative symptomatic side lateral center edge angle was 37.5° ± 7.2° compared with 29° ± 5.1° on the asymptomatic side ( P  = .001). The symptomatic acetabular rim was on average 0.43 ± 0.18 mm thicker than the corresponding location on the unaffected rim. When the acetabulum was divided into clock face quadrants, the 12 to 3 o'clock position showed the greatest difference between symptomatic and unaffected sides (0.55 ± 0.18 mm) compared with the 3 to 6 o'clock position (0.4 ± 0.28 mm; P  = .006), 6 to 9 o'clock (0.34 ± 0.07 mm; P < .001), and 9 to 12 o'clock (0.38 ± 0.03; P  = .001)., Conclusions: Patients with unilateral, symptomatic pincer-type or mixed FAIS show statistical differences in rim thickness between the affected and unaffected acetabula. Small changes in acetabular rim morphology on the order of ≤0.5 mm may be the difference between symptomatic FAIS and the unaffected hip., Level of Evidence: IV, case series., (© 2019 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.)