ANALYSIS OF TISSUE BIOPSY AND JOINT ASPIRATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PERIPROSTHETIC HIP INFECTIONS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of preoperative joint aspiration (PJA) and periarticular tissue percutaneous biopsy (PTPB), as well as their combination, in the diagnosis of infection after total hip arthr...

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Main Authors: ELTON ANDREOLLA, MARCO BERNARDO CURY FERNANDES, CARLA ORMUNDO GONÇALVES XIMENES LIMA, AUGUSTO CARLOS MACIEL SARAIVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2021-09-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522021000500242&tlng=en