Mid- to Long-Term Survival of Geriatric Patients with Primary Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder: A Retrospective Study over a Period of 20 Years

Septic arthritis of the shoulder is an urgent medical emergency that often occurs in elderly patients and associated with high morbidity mortality. Retrospectively, 56 aged ≥60 years, treated for primary septic monoarthritis at a maximum care hospital between 1 July 2001, 30 2022, were included this study. The aim study was analyzing survival rates different bacteria these patients. For statistical analysis, Kaplan–Meier curves used probability log-rank test to compare 5 years. mean patient age 78.7 years follow-up time 3011.8 days. entire population 920.3 days or 2.5 Significantly impaired 5-year found only increasing higher American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status (PS) classification scores. Eight types detected synovial fluid cultures. A total 42 48 overall pathogens Gram-positive 6 Gram-negative bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus identified as most frequent variant. We conclude significantly shortened within first ASA PS classification.