Comparing the Diagnostic Value of Serum D-Dimer to CRP and IL-6 in the Diagnosis of Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection

Comparing the Diagnostic Value of Serum D-Dimer to CRP and IL-6 in the Diagnosis of Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection

<b>Introduction:</b> D-dimer is a diagnostic criterion for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) in 2018. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum D-dimer values in comparison to C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) for t...

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Main Authors: Thomas Ackmann, Burkhard Möllenbeck, Georg Gosheger, Jan Schwarze, Tom Schmidt-Braekling, Kristian Nikolaus Schneider, Adrien Frommer, Ralf Dieckmann, Christoph Theil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
periprosthetic joint infection
CRP
D-dimer
interleukin-6
revision joint arthroplasty
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2917

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