What Is the Most Reliable Concordance Rate of Preoperative Synovial Fluid Aspiration and Intraoperative Biopsy to Detect Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Knee, Hip and Shoulder Arthroplasty?
The accuracy of preoperative synovial fluid microbe detection in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is widely reported. However, the reliability of this diagnostic modality amongst the different joints is not yet described. We aimed to compare the concordance rate between preoperative synovial flu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/10/1482 |