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Are Accuracy Studies for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis Inherently Flawed? And What to Do with Schrödinger’s Hips? A Prospective Analysis of the Alpha Defensin Lateral-Flow Test in Chronic Painful Hip Arthroplasties

PURPOSE: The most recent diagnostic criteria for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) include the use of the alpha-defensin (AD) lateral-flow (LF) test, but hip and knee arthroplasties were usually combined in previous studies. This prospective study was designed to examine the accuracy of the AD-LF...

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Autores principales: Kuiper, Jesse W.P., Verberne, Steven J., van Egmond, Pim W., Slot, Karin, Temmerman, Olivier P.P., Vos, Constantijn J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9763830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36601610
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2022.34.4.236