Leukocyte esterase and alpha-defensin in periprosthetic joint infection: predictive quality and correlation in a prospective study

PURPOSE: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but serious complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA). An accurate diagnosis of PJI preoperatively does not exist. Alpha-defensin (AD) is a proven and common indicator. The diagnostic marker of leukocyte esterase (LE) promises some advanta...

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Autores principales: Grünwald, Leonard, Schmidutz, Florian, Döttger, Philipp, Erne, Felix, Schreiner, Anna Janine, Hemmann, Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10602937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37582980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05914-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10602937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37582980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05914-7

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