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7822391

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed the efficacy of intraoperative frozen-section histology in detecting infection in failed arthroplasties in 106 hips and knees. We found inflammatory changes consistent with infection (an average of one or more neutrophil polymorphs or plasma cells per high-power field in several samples) in 18 cases; there was a significant growth on bacterial culture in 20 cases. Compared with the bacterial cultures, the frozen sections provided two false-negative results and three false-positive results (sensitivity, 90%; specificity, 96%; and accuracy, 95%). The positive predictive value was 88%, the negative value, 98%. These results support the inclusion of intra-operative frozen-section histology in any protocol for revision arthroplasty for loose components.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis of infection by frozen section during revision arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't