Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Positive cultures during dog hip replacement surgery and outcomes
By Lee, Karla C L & Kapatkin, Amy S·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2002·Department of Clinical Studies, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Positive intraoperative cultures and canine total hip replacement: risk factors, periprosthetic infection, and surgical success.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs undergoing total hip replacement surgery had their surgical samples tested for infection. Out of 27 dogs, 11 had positive cultures, but none developed infections after the surgery. Interestingly, the dogs with positive cultures had shown signs of hip problems for a longer time before their surgery. Overall, the presence of a positive culture did not affect the success of the hip replacement. All dogs were able to recover well from the procedure without complications related to infection.
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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.
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