George et al [1] studied 79 patients undergoing reimplantation and found that
Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria had a high specificity (96%) in predicting …

Aims The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of α defensin (AD)
lateral flow assay (LFA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for …

Introduction Systemically, changes in serum platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), platelet count
to mean platelet volume ratio (PVR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte to …

This chapter presents a case scenario of a 59yearold female who is one year out from
revision of a left total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to recurrent dislocation. Periprosthetic joint …

Background To diagnose or exclude a chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be a clinical
challenge. Therefore, sensitive and specific biomarkers are needed in the diagnostic work …

Background Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a challenge despite a
wide variety of available diagnostic tests. The question that arises is which of these tests has …

What is the Accuracy of Nuclear Imaging in the Assessment of... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
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The current literature on the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection provides controversial
evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of MLR, NLR, PVR, and PLR. Therefore, this critical …

Exosomes are attracting attention as new biomarkers for monitoring the diagnosis and
prognosis of certain diseases. Colorimetric-based lateral-flow assays have been previously …

Diagnosing chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) requires clinical suspicion in
combination with both serological and synovial fluid tests, the results of which are generally …