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Editor's Choice Hip Infection Knee

Diagnosing PJI: When The “Urine Dipstick” Outperforms Conventional Labs

April 18, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Despite what seems like a new, high-quality study being published on the topic every week or so, orthopaedic surgeons still have an extremely hard time

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Hip Infection Knee Need to Know

Rapid Alpha Defensin Test Helpful for Diagnosing PJI

January 10, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Quick and accurate: that’s what orthopaedic surgeons want in diagnostic tools to help them determine whether patients presenting with pain after total joint arthroplasty have

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Editor's Choice Hip Infection Knee

D-Dimer Levels May Help with PJI Diagnoses

September 19, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The percentage of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) among patients requiring revision arthroplasty of the hip and knee is increasing. PJIs have important clinical implications both

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Hip Infection Knee Need to Know

Positive Culture at Reimplantation in 2-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty Warrants Aggressive Treatment

August 11, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Many orthopaedists order cultures of tissue and synovial fluid samples during the reimplantation phase of two-stage exchange arthroplasties. Now, thanks to a retrospective study by

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