Synovial Fluid Aspiration Should Not Be Routinely Performed during the Two-Stage Exchange of the Knee

<div>Correlation between synovial white blood cell count and duration from stage one to interstage aspiration. SWBCC: synovial white blood cell count; IA: interstage aspiration; circles showing SWBCC without histopathologic samples indicating infection persistence; squares showing SWBCC with histopathologic samples indicating infection persistence; diamonds showing SWBCC without histopathologic samples.</div>

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Figure 2: Synovial Fluid Aspiration Should Not Be Routinely Performed during the Two-Stage Exchange of the Knee 