Joint fluid interleukin-6 combined with the neutral polymorphonuclear leukocyte ratio (PMN%) as a diagnostic index for chronic periprosthesis infection after arthroplasty

ConclusionsJoint fluid IL-6 combined with PMN% can be used as an auxiliary method to detect chronic infection around the prosthesis after hip/knee arthroplasty.Level of evidencePatients who underwent hip/knee revision at the First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University for periprosthetic infection or aseptic failure of the prosthesis after hip/knee arthroplasty from January 2018 to January 2020 were included.Trial registration This study was approved by the ethics committee of the First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University on September 26, 2018 (local ethics committee number: 20187101) and registered with the China Clinical Trials Registry (registration number: ChiCTR1800020440) with an approval date of December 29, 2018.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research