Detritic synovitis can mimic a Propionibacterium periprosthetic infection

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this article is to illustrate that the clinical findings of detritic synovitis complicating a total shoulder arthroplasty can strongly resemble those of a ‘stealth’ periprosthetic shoulder infection with a low-virulence organism such as Propionibacterium.

CONCLUSIONS:

At present, the important differentiation between these two etiologies can only be ascertained by awaiting the results of cultures obtained at the time of revision surgery.
CONCLUSIONES:
En la actualidad, la diferenciación importante entre estos dos etiologías sólo puede determinarse por la espera de los resultados de los cultivos obtenidos en el momento de la cirugía de revisión.