Preoperative Synovial Fluid Cultures, and Biopsy Cultures After Dry Tap Aspiration, Are Valuable in Diagnosing a Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Retrospective Study

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication after total hip arthroplasty. Synovial fluid aspiration and preoperative tissue biopsy cultures can be helpful diagnostic tools for PJI. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of synovial fluid aspirations in gener...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Bart Copier, David Visser, Jakob van Oldenrijk, Pieter Koen Bos, Ewout S. Veltman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Subjects:	periprosthetic joint infection total hip arthroplasty synovial fluid aspiration dry tap aspiration tissue biopsy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/3/562