Low accuracy in preoperative tissue biopsies for diagnosing chronic periprosthetic joint infection: an observational retrospective single-centre study
Objective Diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be challenging. The ability to distinguish between septic and aseptic failure of a joint prosthesis is crucial for treatment strategy optimisation and prognosis prediction. Preoperative tissue cultures are included in many diagnostic algo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605231158972 |