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?

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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Main Authors: Mustafa Akkaya, Luigi Zanna, Rudy Sangaletti, Ali Bokhari, Thorsten Gehrke, Mustafa Citak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
arthroplasty
infection
synovial fluid
intraoperative biopsy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/10/1482

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