Diagnostic Test Performances for Identifying Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Hip Hemiarthroplasty

CONCLUSION: Our findings support the continued use of routine serum and synovial fluid tests for diagnosing PJI in HHA patients. Optimal cutoff values for both synovial fluid biomarkers were very close in alignment with the 2018 International Consensus Meeting criteria.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective comparative study.PMID:38194645 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00305

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - January 9, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mehdi S Salimy Tyler J Humphrey Cameron R Egan Kyle Alpaugh Hany S Bedair Christopher M Melnic Source Type: research