Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Indication</td><td align="center">Number</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Instability</td><td align="center">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Infection</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Periprosthetic fracture</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aseptic loosening</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Indication for further revision surgery in the noninfected cohort.

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Table 6: Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection 