Morgan I Ivy, Katyayini Sharma, Kerryl E Greenwood-Quaintance, Aaron J Tande, Douglas R Osmon, Elie F Berbari, Jay Mandrekar, Christopher P Beauchamp, Arlen D Hanssen, Matthew P Abdel, David G Lewallen, Kevin Perry, Darci R Block, Melissa R Snyder, Robin Patel
AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of α defensin (AD) lateral flow assay (LFA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in comparison to conventional synovial white blood cell (WBC) count and polymorphonuclear neutrophil percentage (PMN%) analysis. METHODS: Patients undergoing joint aspiration for evaluation of pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) were considered for inclusion...
June 2021: Bone & Joint Journal