Diagnostic Utility of Synovial Fluid Cell Counts and CRP in Pediatric Knee Arthritis: A 10-Year Monocentric, Retrospective Study.

This pilot study suggests that either the leukocyte or PMN counts may be associated with a bacterial origin of knee arthritis in children. We plan a larger prospective interventional study in the future to confirm these findings including the investigation of other joint aspirate biomarkers.