Synovial fluid pH is as specific as synovial leukocyte count but less sensitive for the diagnosis of chronic prosthetic joint infection

Abstract Background Synovial fluid markers (synovial leukocyte count and differential) have been shown to be most accurate in diagnosing prosthetic joint infection (PJI). An inverse correlation for synovial leukocyte count and synovial pH is known assuming that leukocyte metabolism causes synovial f...

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Main Authors: Christoph Theil, Thomas Ackmann, Georg Gosheger, Jan Puetzler, Burkhard Moellenbeck, Jan Schwarze, Martin Schulze, Sebastian Klingebiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-022-00672-5