No Correlation Between Serum Markers and Early Functional Outcome After Contemporary THA.

CONCLUSIONS: Serum markers including CK, myoglobin, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α did not predict early pain/function after contemporary THA approaches. Although lesser elevations in myoglobin, CK, C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6 were found after direct anterior THA, that difference was not clinically meaningful. Further reporting of serum biomarkers as a measure of physiological burden after orthopaedic surgical procedures should be viewed as suspect until clear linear or threshold values are established. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, diagnostic study. PMID: 27233505 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research