Prosthetic infection: improvement of diagnostic procedures using 16S ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase chain reaction

Prosthetic infection is the worst complication in joint arthroplasty. The diagnostic procedure is time consuming and in many cases unrewarding. The aim of this investigation was to raise the sensitivity of the diagnostic procedure.

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Main Authors:	Höppchen, Arnold (Author) , Kommerell, Mechthild (Author) , Geiss, Heinrich K. (Author) , Burckhardt, Irene (Author) , Zimmermann, Stefan (Author) , Zeifang, Felix (Author) , Lehner, Burkhard (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	2013
In:	International orthopaedics Year: 2013, Volume: 37, Issue: 12, Pages: 2515-2521
ISSN:	1432-5195
DOI:	10.1007/s00264-013-2038-7
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-013-2038-7 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00264-013-2038-7
Author Notes:	Arnold J. Suda, Mechthild Kommerell, Heinrich K. Geiss, Irene Burckhardt, Stefan Zimmermann, Felix Zeifang, Burkhard Lehner

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Summary:	Prosthetic infection is the worst complication in joint arthroplasty. The diagnostic procedure is time consuming and in many cases unrewarding. The aim of this investigation was to raise the sensitivity of the diagnostic procedure.
Item Description:	Published online: 6 August 2013 Gesehen am 22.03.2022
Physical Description:	Online Resource
ISSN:	1432-5195
DOI:	10.1007/s00264-013-2038-7