Aspirations Dashed: Conventional Synovial Fluid Analysis Is Superior to Synovial Fluid and Blood Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Diagnosing Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Knee
Despite excitement regarding SF-NLR and B-NLR as diagnostics for adult SA, these criteria appear less useful in the diagnosis of pyogenic SA in pediatric patients in Lyme-endemic areas.
Authors
- David P. VanEenenaam
- Christopher J. DeFrancesco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9974-3263)
- Wudbhav N. Sankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-8006)
- Vineet Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0059-8160)
- Carter E. Hall
- Kevin Orellana
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000002785
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29