Alpha-Defensin Offers Limited Utility in Routine Workup of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Lindsay T. Kleeman-Forsthuber, Roseann M. Johnson, Anna C. Brady, Aviva K. Pollet, Douglas A. Dennis, Jason M. Jennings
Topics & Concepts
PeriprostheticMedicineErythrocyte sedimentation rateInternal medicineWhite blood cellSynovial fluidBiomarkerC-reactive proteinArthroplastyGastroenterologyOsteoarthritisSurgeryPathologyInflammationBiochemistryAlternative medicineChemistryOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments