Cutoff Values for Synovial Fluid Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Acute Postoperative Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Protocol
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- Sabater-Martos, Marta; Soriano, Alex; Martínez-Pastor, Juan
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- Orthopedics
Prosthetic Joint Infection
Medicine and Health Sciences
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Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating complications in orthopedic surgery. It represents 1-2% of all joint replacements. Diagnosis of this condition has been largely studied in the last decade. However, these studies are centered on chronic PJI. Acute postoperative PJI do not have clear synovial diagnostic cut-offs values and its diagnosis relies on clinical suspicion. Therefore this SR wants to determine the best leucocyte amb neutrophil cut-off values in synovial fluid for the diagnosis of acute postoperative PJI.