Is leukocyte scintigraphy recommended in periprosthetic knee infection diagnosis? A retrospective study of 92 total knee arthroplasties
Previously published studies on LS diagnostic performance report very variable results, probably due to the different and subjective PJI diagnostic criteria employed by each article. This is one of the first studies to employ the most recent PJI definitions and to demonstrate that LS may have a higher specificity and PPV than previously estimated. Therefore it represents a valid instrument in PJI diagnosis.
Authors
- Stefano Zaffagnini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2941-1407)
- Cosimo Vasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4632-8848)
- G Goracci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-3833)
- Monica Cosentino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5508-9776)
- Maria Pia Neri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2500-7394)
- Mirco Lo Presti
- Marco Minerba
- Ludovica Solito
- Davide Pellicanò
Institutions
- Ospedale Santa Maria (IT)
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Knee
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2025.02.005
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00