%0 Journal Article
%T Accuracy of Synovial Leukocyte and Polymorphonuclear Cell Count in Patients with Shoulder Prosthetic Joint Infection
%A Bernhard Jost
%A Carol Strahm
%A Claus Egidy
%A Vilijam Zdravkovic
%J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
%D 2018
%R 10.7150/jbji.29289
%X Joint aspiration in suspected infected implants is a validated diagnostic method in establishing the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). Cut-off values for synovial leukocyte counts and differentials are well described for patients with hip and knee PJI. In 19 failed shoulder implants, a leucocyte count of >12.2 G/L had a sensitivity and specificity of 92% and 100% respectively; A differential of >54% neutrophils had a sensitivity of 100 % and a specificity of 75%.
%K prosthetic joint infection
%K shoulder arthroplasty
%K synovial fluid
%K cell count
%U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0245.htm