Meta-analysis of sonication prosthetic fluid PCR for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection.

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication following total joint arthroplasty. Until now, the diagnosis of PJI is still confronted with difficulties, which is characterized by technical limitations. The question of whether sonication fluid PCR can provide high value in the d...

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Main Authors: Kan Liu, Jun Fu, Baozhan Yu, Wei Sun, Jiying Chen, Libo Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5922553?pdf=render