Insufficient sensitivity of joint aspiration during the two-stage exchange of the hip with spacers

Insufficient sensitivity of joint aspiration during the two-stage exchange of the hip with spacers

Abstract Background Evaluation of infection persistence during the two-stage exchange of the hip is challenging. Joint aspiration before reconstruction is supposed to rule out infection persistence. Sensitivity and specificity of synovial fluid culture and synovial leucocyte count for detecting infe...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Philipp Boelch, Manuel Weissenberger, Frederik Spohn, Maximilian Rudert, Martin Luedemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Two-stage exchange
Hip
Periprosthetic infection
Joint aspiration
Spacer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0703-z

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