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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 105-B, Issue SUPP_17 | Pages 21 - 21
24 Nov 2023
RETHINKING THE INOCULUM USED IN ANIMAL MODELS OF IMPLANT-ASSOCIATED OSTEOMYELITIS: THE FORMATION AND APPLICATION OF BACTERIAL AGGREGATES
Hartmann KT Nielsen RL Mikkelsen F Ingmer H Kvich LA Aalbaek B Odgaard A Jensen HE Lichtenberg M Bjarnsholt T Jensen LK
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Aim

To make an inoculum for induction of Implant-Associated Osteomyelitis (IAO) in pigs based on bacterial aggregates resembling those found on the human skin, i.e. aggregates of 5–15 µm with low metabolic activity. The aggregates were evaluated and compared to a standard planktonic bacterial inoculum.

Method

The porcine Staphylococcus aureus strain S54F9 was cultured in Tryptone Soya Broth for seven days. Subsequently, the culture was filtered through cell strainers with pore sizes of 15 µm and 5 µm, respectively. The fraction of 5–15 µm aggregates in the top of the 5 µm filter was collected as the aggregate-inoculum. The separation of aggregates into different size fractions was evaluated by light microscopy. The metabolism of the aggregate-inoculum and a standard overnight planktonic inoculum was evaluated with isothermal microcalorimetry. In total, six female minipigs were allocated into three groups (n=2), receiving different inoculums. Group A: overnight planktonic inoculum; 104 CFU S. aureus (S54F9), Group B: seven days old 5–15 µm aggregate-inoculum; 104 CFU S. aureus (S54F9), Group C: saline. All inoculums were placed in a pre-drilled implant cavity in the right tibia of the pig and a sterile stainless-steel implant was inserted. The pigs were euthanized seven days after surgery. Postmortem macroscopic pathology, microbiology, computed tomography and histopathology were performed.

Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_14 | Pages 82 - 82
1 Dec 2019
IODINE-IMPREGNATED INCISION DRAPE DOES NOT PREVENT INFECTION IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY: 12 MONTHS' FOLLOW-UP IN A COHORT OF 1187 PATIENTS
Hesselvig AB Odgaard A Arpi M Bjarnsholt T Madsen F
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The primary aim of this study was to examine whether the use of iodine impregnated incision drape (IIID) decreased the risk of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The secondary aim was to investigate whether intraoperative contamination could predict postoperative infection.

PJI is a devastating incident for the patients and in a population that is getting older and the incidence of arthroplasty surgery is rising it is vital to keep the infection rate as low as possible. Despite prophylactic measures as pre-operative decontamination, antisepsis and prophylactic antibiotics the infection rate has been constant at 1–2%.

Method

We performed a transregional, prospective, randomized two arm study (IIID vs control group) of 1187 patients undergoing primary knee arthroplasty surgery. A database with patient demographics and surgical observations was established with the purpose of following the patients for ten years. Patients, who developed an infection within the first year of surgery were analyzed for correlation with the intraoperative bacterial findings and the use of IIID.