International orthopaedics
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Comparative Study
Evaluation of sonicate fluid cultures in comparison to histological analysis of the periprosthetic membrane for the detection of periprosthetic joint infection.
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of sonicate fluid cultures (SFC) and the histological analysis of the periprosthetic membrane (PM) for the detection of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). ⋯ Our results show a high correlation between the microbiological and histological results. In our patient group sonication achieved the highest sensitivity out of all diagnostic methods and was more sensitive than conventional microbiological methods.