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Acute or chronic periprosthetic joint infection? Using the ESR ∕ CRP ratio to aid in determining the acuity of periprosthetic joint infections

Introduction: The gold standard for determining the duration of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a thorough history. Currently, there are no well-defined objective criteria to determine the duration of PJI, and little evidence exists regarding the ratio between ESR (mm/h) and CRP (mg/L) in jo...

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Autores principales: Christopher, Zachary K., McQuivey, Kade S., Deckey, David G., Haglin, Jack, Spangehl, Mark J., Bingham, Joshua S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Copernicus GmbH 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159047
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-229-2021