Background: The early diagnosis of suspected periprosthetic low-grade infections in shoulder arthroplasties is important for the outcome of the revision surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate new biomarkers of infection in revision shoulder arthroplasties, taking into account the implant design, patient age, and comorbidities.
Methods: The study included 33 patients with shoulder arthroplasties undergoing revision surgical procedures. Microbiological diagnostic testing was performed in all cases. C-reactive protein serum levels and white blood cell counts were evaluated, and the periprosthetic tissue was stained immunohistologically for the terminal complement pathway components (C3, C5, and C9) and for CD68 and α-defensin.
Results: Microbiological diagnostic testing detected a periprosthetic infection in 10 reverse shoulder arthroplasties and in 4 anatomic shoulder arthroplasties, while the remaining 19 shoulder arthroplasties were classified as aseptic. We observed more Staphylococcus epidermidis infections in reverse shoulder arthroplasties and more Staphylococcus aureus infections in anatomic shoulder arthroplasties. The revision rate correlated with pre-existing comorbidities and number of previous surgical procedures. The C-reactive protein values and the incidence of specific periprosthetic radiolucent lines were significantly increased in septic revision cases. We found increased staining for all tested complement factors (C3, C5, and C9) but not for α-defensin and CD68 in septic tissue. The most interesting finding was that C9 separated septic from aseptic tissue with a predictive specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 88.89%.
Conclusion: We observed a strong correlation between C9 expressions in septic revision tissue. We propose that the terminal complement pathway, especially C9 deposition, may be a potential biomarker to identify septic complications using tissue biopsy specimens.
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