C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of the Success of Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A 17-year Retrospective Study of 2 Major Joint Arthroplasty Centers
This is the first study to report a CRP cutoff at 5 mg/dL at 2 weeks was able to assist in identifying patients at higher risk of failure following DAIR procedure.
Authors
- Gloria Yan-Ting Lam
- Jonathan Patrick Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-8000)
- Yue S. Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-2321)
- Michael Tim‐Yun Ong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4460-9286)
- Patrick Shu‐Hang Yung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-5503)
- Dennis King Hang Yee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-3670)
- Tsz-Lung Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-7669)
- Wai‐Wang Chau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-1915)
- Cheryl Cheuk Wing Kong
- Kevin Ki‐Wai Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8647-8475)
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (CN)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101799
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01