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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-41-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-41-2025
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04 Mar 2025
Original full-length article |  | 04 Mar 2025

Synovial glucose and serum-to-synovial-glucose ratio perform better than other biomarkers for the diagnosis of acute postoperative prosthetic knee infection

Marta Sabater-Martos, Oscar Garcia, Laia Boadas, Laura Morata, Alex Soriano, and Juan Carlos Martínez-Pastor

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This is a retrospective diagnostic study in acute postoperative prosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty that wants to determine diagnostic accuracy of synovial glucose and serum-to-synovial glucose ratio in acute postoperative infection. Both tests demonstrated good diagnostic potential. Notably, these biomarkers exhibited superior accuracy compared to the combination of C-reactive protein, synovial white blood cell count and polymorphonuclear percentage.
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