Synovial fluid interleukin-6 is not superior to cell count and differential in the detection of periprosthetic joint infection
Aims: Synovial fluid white blood cell (WBC) count and percentage of polymorphonuclear cells (%PMN) are elevated at periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Leucocytes produce different interleukins (IL), including IL-6, so we hypothesized that synovial fluid IL-6 could be a more accurate predictor of P...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Bone & Joint Open |
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| Online Access: | https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.112.BJO-2020-0166.R1 |