Determining "True" Leukocytosis in Bloody Joint Aspiration

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Ghanem, Elie ^a   Houssock, Carrie ^a   Pulido, Luis ^a   Han, Seungbeom ^a   Jaberi, Fereidoon M ^a   Parvizi, Javad ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

correction; periprosthetic infection; total knee arthroplasty; traumatic aspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT ASPIRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 38949137400     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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