Utility of synovial calprotectin lateral flow test to exclude chronic prosthetic joint infection in periprosthetic fractures: a prospective cohort study
Abstract The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) requires a combination of various clinical, laboratory, microbiological and histopathological parameters. A concomitant periprosthetic fracture (PPF) further complicates the diagnosis as it causes a confounding local inflammatory respons...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22892-9 |