Table 1: Cases of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Orthopedic Surgery.

Author/year

Procedure

Age/sex

Past medical history

Number of debridements before accurate diagnosis

Satellite lesions

Amputation

Management

(Y/N)

(Y/N)

Armstrong/1999

Total hip arthroscopy

69/M

Pyoderma gangrenosum

2

Y

N

Prednisolone

Bennett/ 1999

Tarsal tunnel release, release of deep fascia overlying abducter hallucis muscle, and plantar fasciectomy

32/F

Not significant

9

N

Y (partial amputation of third toe)

Prednisone

Split thickness skin graft

Revision arthroplasty of the third, fourth, and fifth metacarpophalangeal joints

25/F

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease

2

Y

Methylprednisolone sodium succinate

Jain/2000

Total knee arthroplasty

63/M

Osteoarthritis

1

N

N

Prednisolone

Mandal/2006

Total knee arthroplasty

72/F

Not given

None

N

N

Debridement, wound VAC, skin graft

Systemic steroids

Wadia/2007

Bilateral total knee arthroplasty

80/F

Not significant

None

Y

N

Prednisolone

Madsen/2009

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy

59/M

Not given

Multiple

N

N

Cyclosporine

Prednisolone

Verma/2009

Total Knee Arthroplasty

72/F

Not given

None

Y

N

Prednisolone

de Thomasson/2010

Hip arthroscopy

65/F

Arthritis

None

N

N

Prednisone

Adenocarcinoma of colon and pancreas

Attar/2010

Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

80/F

History of wound problem after prior surgery

4

N

N

Prednisone

Latissimus flap, free fasciocutaneous anterolateral thigh flap, gastrocnemius flap

Steenbrugge/2011

Tibial plateau fracture of knee following trauma

55/F

Not given

Unclear

N

N

Prednisolone

Hill/2011

Total knee arthroplasty

63/ F

Sjogrens Disease

Multiple

Y

N

Prednisolone

Negative pressure therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen

Skin graft

Nakajima/2011

Total knee arthroplasty

80/F

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Multiple

Y

N

Cyclosporine

Prednisolone

Flap and full thickness skin graft

Suarez/2011

Hip surgery

81/M

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

1

N

N

Prednisone

Wanich/2012

Patellar tendon repair

51/M

Not significant

None

N

N

Prednisone

Dapsone

Fang/2013

Midfoot fusion and ipsilateral achilles tendon reconstruction

74/F

History of wound complication

5

Y

Y

Prednisolone

Polyclonal immunoglobulin

Grollmus/2013

Right ankle arthoscopy with debridement and microfracture

48/F

Not significant

1

N

N

Prednisone

Reid/2014

Elective rotator cuff repair and Bankart repair

55/M

Not significant

8

N

N

Hydrocortisone

Free flap and rotational flap

Nizamoglu/2015

Hip surgery

82/M

Not significant

1

N

N

Prednisolone

Jing Hui/2015

Total Knee Arthoplasty

56/M

Not given

4

N

N

Prednisone