A Simple, Cost-Effective Screening Protocol to Rule Out Periprosthetic Infection

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-68

  Austin, Matthew S ^a   Ghanem, Elie ^a   Joshi, Ashish ^a   Lindsay, Adam ^a   Parvizi, Javad ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; periprosthetic infection; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INDIUM 111; INTERLEUKIN 6; TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37349077843     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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