TY - THES A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa T1 - Zweizeitige Implantation reverser Schulterendoprothesen bei Infektionen des Glenohumeralgelenks - Diagnostik und Ergebnisse - T1 - Staged reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the management of glenohumeral joint infections N2 - Infektionen des Schultergelenks gehen mit hoher Mortalität und Morbidität einher. Ihre Diagnostik und Therapie stellen häufig eine Herausforderung dar. Zudem ist - im Gegensatz zu Infektionen von Hüfte und Knie - die schulterspezifische Datenlage spärlich, es mangelt an evidenzbasierten Diagnose- und Therapiealgorithmen. Diese Arbeit evaluiert unter anderem 1) den Erfolg der mehrzeitigen Implantation reverser Schulterendoprothesen zur Therapie von Infektionen des Glenohumeralelenks, 2) das schulterspezifische Keimspektrum, 3) den Stellenwert einer präoperativen Gelenkpunktion und 3) den Stellenwert einer Gelenkspunktion bei einliegendem Spacer. Es handelt sich um eine retrospektive Studie mit prospektiver Datenerfassung an insgesamt 41 Patienten, welche zwischen 2007-2015 in der Orthopädischen Klinik König-Ludwig-Haus (Würzburg) die mehrzeitige Implantation einer Schulterendoprothese mit zwischenzeitlicher Implantation eines PMMA-Spacers auf Grund einer Infektion des Glenohumeralgelenks erhalten haben. Die vorliegende Arbeit konnte zeigen, dass Infektionen des Glenohumeralgelenks gehäuft multimorbide, voroperierte Patienten betreffen. Die Haupterreger waren Cutibakterien und koagulasenegative Staphylokokken, insbesondere S. epidermidis. Diese Erreger sollten bei einer kalkulierten Antibiotikatherapie immer berücksichtigt werden. Mikrobiologische Kulturen der präoperative Gelenkpunktion zeigten eine mäßige Sensitivität (58%) bei guter Spezifität (89%). Die Punktion kann somit keinen sicheren Infektionsausschluss bieten, ermöglicht im Falle eines Keimnachweises jedoch die gezielte antibiotische Therapie sowie die Anpassung der Antibiotika im Spacer und hat somit einen berechtigten Stellenwert in der Infektionsdiagnostik. Die Punktion bei einliegendem Spacer zeigte eine Sensitivität von 0%, ihre routinemäßige Durchführung sollte daher sehr kritisch hinterfragt werden. Für die Therapie mit mehrzeitiger Implantation einer reversen Schulterendoprothese zeigte sich eine Infektionseradikationsrate von 87% und ein kumulatives infektionsfreies Überleben von 91% nach 128 Monaten. Die Funktionalität der Schulter blieb hinter der Funktion der Gegenseite zurück, war jedoch ausreichend um die eigenständige Versorgung und die Durchführung von Alltagsaktivitäten zu ermöglichen. Die große Mehrzahl der Patienten hatte keine/minimale Schmerzen. N2 - Shoulder joint infections (SJI) come along with a high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis and treatment of SJI can be challenging. In contrast to infections of the hip and knee, shoulder specific data is rare and no shoulder specific evidence based algorithms for diagnosis and treatment are available. This study investigated 1) the outcome of treatment with staged implantation of a reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), 2) the shoulder specific bacterial spectrum, 3) the validity of a preoperative joint aspiration (PA) and 4) the validity of a joint aspiration while a spacer is implanted (interstage aspiration, IA). This work was a retrospective study with prospective data capturing on a total of 41 patients who were treated with staged implantation of a total shoulder arthroplasty with temporary implantation of a PMMA-Spacer for the management of glenohumeral joint infection between 2007-2015 at the Orthopedic department of the University of Wuerzburg (Koenig-Ludwig-Haus). This study showed that SJI mainly appear in multimorbid patients with several preliminary surgeries. Cutibacteria and coagulase negative staphylococci, especially S. epidermidis, were the predominant pathogens. Calculated antibiotic therapy should therefore always cover these pathogens. Microbiological cultures form PA showed a moderate sensitivity (58%) and a good specificity (89%). A negative culture cannot definitely rule out infection but in case of detection of bacteria, systemic antibiotic therapy as well as the antibiotics in the spacer can be adjusted specifically. PA therefore plays an important role in the diagnosis of SJI. IA showed a sensitivity of 0%. For this reason, IA as a part of the routine diagnostic procedure should be discussed very critically. Infection eradication after staged implantation of RSA was 87%, the cumulative infection-free survival rate was 91% after 128 months. Shoulder function was limited in most cases but yet sufficient to cope with activities of daily life properly. The vast majority of patients had no/minimal pain. KW - Endoprothese KW - Gelenkinfektion KW - Schultergelenk KW - Diagnostik KW - Therapieerfolg KW - Reverse Schulterendoprothese KW - Schultergelenksinfektion Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-222626 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa A1 - Seefried, Lothar A1 - Genest, Franca A1 - Reichel, Thomas A1 - Rudert, Maximilian A1 - Rueckl, Kilian T1 - Insuffizienzfraktur der Klavikula nach Implantation einer inversen Schulterendoprothese JF - Der Orthopäde N2 - Wir stellen den seltenen Fall einer Insuffizienzfraktur der Klavikula nach Implantation einer inversen Schulterendoprothese (RSA) vor. Als Ursache solcher Frakturen wird eine vermehrte Zugbelastung durch den Musculus deltoideus nach RSA diskutiert. In den wenigen verfügbaren Fallberichten zeigten die betroffenen Patienten deutliche Funktionseinschränkungen. Die Versorgung erfolgte im vorliegenden Fall mit Plattenosteosynthese. Trotz intraoperativ gutem Korrekturergebnis kam es im Verlauf ohne Trauma zum Osteosyntheseversagen mit weiterer Dislokation der Fraktur. KW - Schulterendoprothetik KW - Glenohumeralgelenk KW - Osteoporose KW - Osteosynthese KW - Fraktur KW - postoperative Komplikationen Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265286 VL - 51 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa A1 - Gaal, Chiara A1 - Forster, Johannes A1 - Konrads, Christian A1 - Hertzberg-Boelch, Sebastian Philipp von A1 - Rueckl, Kilian T1 - Defining a synovial fluid white blood cell count threshold to predict periprosthetic infection after shoulder arthroplasty JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine N2 - Background: The diagnosis of periprosthetic shoulder infection (PSI) requires a thorough diagnostic workup. Synovial fluid aspiration has been proven to be a reliable tool in the diagnosis of joint infections of the lower extremity, but shoulder specific data is limited. This study defines a threshold for synovial fluid white blood cell count (WBC) and assesses the reliability of microbiological cultures. Methods: Retrospective study of preoperative and intraoperative fluid aspiration of 31 patients who underwent a revision of a shoulder arthroplasty (15 with PSI defined by IDSA criteria, 16 without infection). The threshold for WBC was calculated by ROC/AUC analysis. Results: WBC was significantly higher in patients with PSI than in other patients. A threshold of 2800 leucocytes/mm\(^3\) showed a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 88% (AUROC 0.92). Microbiological cultures showed a sensitivity of 76% and a specificity of 100%. Conclusions: A threshold of 2800 leucocytes/mm\(^3\) in synovial fluid can be recommended to predict PSI. Microbiological culture has an excellent specificity and allows for targeted antibiotic therapy. Joint aspiration presents an important pillar to diagnose PSI. KW - upper extremity KW - joint infection KW - joint aspiration KW - leucocyte count KW - cutibacteria KW - ICM KW - MSIS KW - IDSA KW - WBC Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-252275 SN - 2077-0383 VL - 11 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa A1 - Forster, Johannes A1 - von Hertzberg-Boelch, Sebastian Philipp A1 - Reichel, Thomas A1 - Rudert, Maximilian A1 - Rueckl, Kilian T1 - The role of synovial fluid aspiration in shoulder joint infections JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders N2 - Background Joint aspiration with analysis of synovial fluid white blood cell count (WBC) and microbiological culture is a widely established aspect in the diagnosis of shoulder joint infections (SJI). In case of a two stage revision for SJI, joint aspiration before re−/implantation of a total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) was used to rule out persistent infection for years but its value is under debate. Shoulder specific data on all aspects is rare. The current study aims to answer the following research questions: Does joint aspiration have an insufficient predictive value in the diagnosis of SJI in (1) initial workup and (2) before definite arthroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-Spacer in place? Methods This retrospective evaluation investigates 35 patients that were treated for SJI with a two staged implantation of a TSA after debridement and implantation of an PMMA-Spacer. Joint aspirations were performed preoperatively (PA) and before re−/implantation of the prosthesis while spacer was in place (interstage aspiration, IA). Samples were taken for microbiological culture and analysis of WBC. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated with reference to intraoperative microbiological samples. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC), Area-Under-Curve analysis (AUC) and calculation of the Youden index were performed to find optimum cut-off for WBC. Results The sensitivity of microbiological cultures from PA was 58.3% and the specificity was 88.9%. The mean WBC was 27,800 leucocytes/mm3 (range 400-96,300). The maximum Youden index (0.857) was a cut-off of 2600 leucocytes/mm3 with a sensitivity of 85.7% and a specificity of 100.0%. The sensitivity and specificity of IA were 0.0% and 88.5%, respectively. Conclusions Preoperative aspiration is likely to miss Cutibacteria spp. and CoNS and cannot rule out infection for sure. However, we recommend it for its advantages of targeted antibiotic therapy in case of germ identification. Empiric antibiotic therapy should cover Cutibacteria and CoNS even if aspiration showed negative microbiological cultures. In contrast, the diagnostic value of interstage aspiration does not qualify for its routine use. KW - revision arthroplasty KW - periprosthetic joint infection KW - white blood cell count KW - septic KW - microbiological culture KW - interstage aspiration Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-300795 VL - 23 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boelch, Sebastian Philipp A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa A1 - Plumhoff, Piet A1 - Konrads, Christian A1 - Gohlke, Frank A1 - Rueckl, Kilian T1 - Infection control and outcome of staged reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the management of shoulder infections JF - JSES International N2 - Background The treatment of septic arthritis, caused by either hematogenous seeding, injections, or surgery, can be challenging. Staged reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) with temporary implantation of an antibiotic-loaded spacer is widely accepted but still discussed controversially. This study investigated the shoulder-specific bacterial spectrum, infection control rate, functional outcome, and infection-free survival rate after staged RSA in the mid- to long-term follow-up. It was hypothesized that staged RSA would show a high infection-free survival rate. Methods A total of 39 patients treated with staged RSA for primary septic arthritis (n = 8), secondary infection (n = 8), or periprosthetic infection (n = 23) were retrospectively included. The infection control rate was calculated based on cultures taken intraoperatively at spacer removal and RSA implantation. Infection-free survival was defined as no revision due to infection. The minimum follow-up period for functional outcome assessment was 2 years (n = 14; mean, 76 months; range, 31-128 months). Results Cutibacterium (26%) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (23%) were the predominant pathogens. The infection control rate was 90%. The cumulative infection-free survival rate was 91% after 128 months. Follow-up examinations showed a mean Constant score of 48 (range, 7-85), a mean QuickDASH (short version of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire) score of 40.0 (range, 11.4-93.3), and a mean pain score of 1.6 (range, 0-7). Conclusion Staged RSA implantation was confirmed to be a reliable treatment option for primary, secondary, and periprosthetic infections of the shoulder. The infection control rate and infection-free survival rate are satisfactory. However, patients and surgeons must be aware of functional impairment even after successful treatment of infections. KW - shoulder infection KW - periprosthetic infection KW - two stage KW - spacer KW - reerse shoulder arthoplasty KW - shoulder arthroplasty KW - outcome Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-230620 VL - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boelch, Sebastian Philipp A1 - Rüeckl, Kilian A1 - Streck, Laura Elisa A1 - Szewczykowski, Viktoria A1 - Weißenberger, Manuel A1 - Jakuscheit, Axel A1 - Rudert, Maximilian T1 - Diagnosis of chronic infection at total hip arthroplasty revision is a question of definition JF - Biomed Research International N2 - Purpose. Contradicting definitions of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are in use. Joint aspiration is performed before total hip arthroplasty (THA) revision. This study investigated the influence of PJI definition on PJI prevalence at THA revision. Test quality of prerevision aspiration was evaluated for the different PJI definitions. Methods. 256 THA revisions were retrospectively classified to be infected or not infected. Classification was performed according to the 4 different definitions proposed by the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the International Consensus Meeting (ICM), and the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS). Only chronic PJIs were included. Results. PJI prevalence at revision significantly correlated with the applied PJI definition (p=0.01, Cramer's V=0.093). PJI prevalence was 20.7% for the MSIS, 25.4% for the ICM, 28.1% for the IDSA, and 32.0% for the EBJIS definition. For synovial fluid white blood cell count, the best ROC-AUC for predicting PJI was 0.953 in combination with the MSIS definition. Conclusion. PJI definition significantly influences the rate of diagnosed PJIs at THA revision. Synovial fluid white blood cell count is a reliable means to rule out PJI. In cases with a borderline high synovial white blood cell count before THA revision as the only sign of chronic PJI, an extended diagnostic work-up should be considered. KW - periprosthetic joint infection KW - algorithm KW - consensus Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265762 VL - 2021 ER -