Mark B. Coventry Award: Synovial C-reactive Protein: A Prospective Evaluation of a Molecular Marker for Periprosthetic Knee Joint Infection

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) serum assays are a standard element of the diagnostic workup for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). However, because CRP is a marker for systemic inflammation, this test is not specific to PJI. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: Our purpose was to assess whether synovial flu...

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Main Authors: Parvizi, Javad, Jacovides, Christina, Adeli, Bahar, Jung, Kwang Am, Hozack, William J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Symposium: Papers Presented at the Annual Meetings of The Knee Society
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237977/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21786056
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-1991-y
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