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Do Elevated Serum C-Reactive-Protein Levels Excuse Delayed Surgery for Femoral Neck Fractures?

In elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, preoperative serum C-reactive protein (CRP) values might be elevated due to active infections. Although there are limited data on CRP as a predictor of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), out of concern, this could lead to delayed surgery. Therefore...

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Autores principales: Laggner, Roberta, Taner, Benan, Straub, Jennifer, Tiefenböck, Thomas Manfred, Binder, Harlad, Sator, Thomas, Hajdu, Stefan, Windhager, Reinhard, Böhler, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10135175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37107100
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12040738