TY - JOUR AU - Busch, André AU - Jäger, Marcus AU - Engler, Harald AU - Haversath, Marcel AU - Bielefeld, Charlotte AU - Landgraeber, Stefan AU - Wegner, Alexander PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/20 TI - Is Procalcitonin (PCT) a reliable biomarker for preoperative diagnosing of low grade periprosthetic joint infection? A prospective study JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 257 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Since a “gold-standard” is missing, diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a challenge in orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of serum and synovial fluid Procalcitonin (S-PCT and SF-PCT) as a diagnostic parameter and to compare it to the biomarkers recommended in the 2018 Definition of periprosthetic hip and knee infection. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03266-6 DO - 10.1186/s12891-020-03266-6 ID - Busch2020 ER -