Are patients being evaluated for periprosthetic joint infection prior to referral to a tertiary care center?

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Summary

The AAOS guidelines to evaluate for PJI are frequently not being followed, and improving awareness of these guidelines may avoid unnecessary and costly evaluations and delay in the diagnosis of PJI.

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Published
2017-06-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Periprosthetic, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Synovial fluid, White blood cell

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