A diagnostic algorithm for detecting an infected hip arthroplasty

Orthopedics. 2003 Sep;26(9):929-30. doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-20030901-20.

Authors

Thomas W Bauer¹, Peter J Brooks, Hiroshige Sakai, Viktor Krebs, Lester Borden

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, The Orthopaedic Research Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

PMID: 14503751
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20030901-20

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
Blood Sedimentation
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Frozen Sections
Humans
Microbiological Techniques
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*

Substances

C-Reactive Protein