Intraoperative frozen section histopathology for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection in hip revision surgery: the influence of recent dislocation and/or periprosthetic fracture.

CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative frozen section histopathology is reliable for the diagnosis of PJI if no dislocation or periprosthetic fracture has occurred prior to hip revision surgery.
PMID: 32538176 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hip International - June 13, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Luyckx L, Somers JFA, Cokelaere K, Deloose S, Delrue G, Hermans L Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research