American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Jul 20;93(14):1355-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.9314ebo.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
  • Risk Assessment
  • Synovial Fluid / cytology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • C-Reactive Protein