Synovial fluid IL-1β appears useful for the diagnosis of chronic periprosthetic joint infection

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of synovial fluid interleukin (IL)-1β in diagnosing chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and to identify the optimal threshold of synovial fluid IL-1β for differentiating chronic PJI from aseptic failure after knee and hi...

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Main Authors: Hai Wang, Leilei Qin, Jiawei Wang, Wei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02296-7