Brodie's abscess: a systematic review of reported cases

N Van der Naald, DPJ Smeeing… - Journal of bone and …, 2019 - jbji.copernicus.org
Introduction: Brodie's abscess is a form of osteomyelitis. Since its first appearance in the
medical literature in 1832, numerous cases have been described. The aim of this article is to …

Profiling the immune response to periprosthetic joint infection and non-infectious arthroplasty failure

CR Fisher, R Patel - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arthroplasty failure is a major complication of joint replacement surgery. It can be caused by
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) or non-infectious etiologies, and often requires surgical …

C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) and C-reactive protein-to-lymphocyte ratio (CLR) are valuable inflammatory biomarker combination for the accurate …

W Shi, Y Jiang, H Tian, Y Wang, Y Zhang… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after total joint
arthroplasty (TJA). Timely and accurate diagnosis is important for the management of PJI …

Complete blood platelet and lymphocyte ratios increase diagnostic accuracy of periprosthetic joint infection following total hip arthroplasty

C Klemt, V Tirumala, EJ Smith, L Xiong… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Diagnostic utility of a novel point-of-care test of calprotectin for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study

J Warren, HK Anis, K Bowers, T Pannu, J Villa, AK Klika… - JBJS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite several synovial fluid biomarkers for the diagnosis of periprosthetic
joint infection (PJI) having been investigated, point-of-care (POC) tests using these …

Automatic detection of two synovial fluid periprosthetic joint infection biomarkers on an integrated microfluidic system

TW Chen, R Gandotra, HY Chang, MS Lee… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Post-arthroplasty periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious ailment that can be difficult to
diagnose. Herein, we developed a novel integrated microfluidic system (IMS) capable of …

Reliability of synovial fluid alpha-defensin and leukocyte esterase in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Chen, X Kang, J Tao, Y Zhang, C Ying… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2019 - Springer
Background Synovial fluid proteins had been applied as diagnostic biomarkers for
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in recent research papers. Thus, this meta-analysis aimed …

Current relevance of biomarkers in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: an update

S Tripathi, S Tarabichi, J Parvizi, A Rajgopal - Arthroplasty, 2023 - Springer
With a significant rise in the number of arthroplasty procedures performed worldwide, the
increasing revision burden posed by periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a matter of growing …

Reliable Diagnostic Tests and Thresholds for Preoperative Diagnosis of Non‐Inflammatory Arthritis Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Meta‐analysis and Systematic …

H Tang, J Xu, W Yuan, Y Wang, B Yue… - Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The current diagnostic criteria for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are diverse and
controversial, leading to delayed diagnosis. This study aimed to evaluate and unify their …

Does the alpha defensin ELISA test perform better than the alpha defensin lateral flow test for PJI diagnosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective …

JWP Kuiper, SJ Verberne, SJ Vos… - … and Related Research …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total joint arthroplasty is a serious
complication that causes severe morbidity and adds a major financial burden to the …