Evaluating the Use of Serum Inflammatory Markers for Preoperative Diagnosis of Infection in Patients with Nonunions.

Song WangPeng YinChenliang QuanKamran KhanGuoqi WangLijuan WangLin CuiLicheng ZhangLi-Hai Zhang Pei-Fu Tang

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

The diagnostic utility of IL-6 is inferior to CRP and the finding conflicts with previous conclusions drawn from periprosthetic infections. Laboratory analysis of serum inflammatory markers alone is not an effective screening tool for patients suspected of having an infected nonunion.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary embolism
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
total hip
total knee arthroplasty
patient reported