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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 2/2006

01-04-2006 | Original Paper

Effect of intra-articular steroids on deep infections following total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Suraj Joshy, Boban Thomas, Nitish Gogi, Amit Modi, Binod Kumar Singh

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 2/2006

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Abstract

Intra-articular steroids have been commonly used for the treatment of arthritis. The aim of our study was to discover any relation between deep infections following total knee arthroplasty and intra-articular steroid use before the arthroplasty. We undertook a retrospective matched cohort study. In the study group there were 32 patients with confirmed deep infection following total knee replacement. The control group consisted of 32 patients with no evidence of infection in the knee. There was no significant difference between the numbers of patients who received intra-articular steroid injection between the groups (P=1). We believe that infection following total knee replacement is due to multiple factors and that the use of intra-articular steroids does not alter the incidence of deep infections following total knee arthroplasty.
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Metadata
Title
Effect of intra-articular steroids on deep infections following total knee arthroplasty
Authors
Suraj Joshy
Boban Thomas
Nitish Gogi
Amit Modi
Binod Kumar Singh
Publication date
01-04-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 2/2006
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-005-0035-1

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