Synovial Fluid Leukocyte Count and Differential Are Poor Standalone Rule-in Tests for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Results of a Methodological Audit and Reanalysis of the 2025 Meta-analysis Underpinning the Unified Periprosthetic Joint Infection Criteria.

Parthasarathi A, Setoguchi S, DeConti DK, Kupchak P, Donnelly P, Kardos K, McLaren AC, Fillingham YA, Levine BR, Deirmengian C

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DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000004002
Published: 2026 Jun 3
Container: Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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@article{allodium:10.1097/corr.0000000000004002,
  title = {Synovial Fluid Leukocyte Count and Differential Are Poor Standalone Rule-in Tests for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Results of a Methodological Audit and Reanalysis of the 2025 Meta-analysis Underpinning the Unified Periprosthetic Joint Infection Criteria.},
  author = {Parthasarathi A and Setoguchi S and DeConti DK and Kupchak P and Donnelly P and Kardos K and McLaren AC and Fillingham YA and Levine BR and Deirmengian C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Clinical orthopaedics and related research},
  doi = {10.1097/corr.0000000000004002},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/corr.0000000000004002}
}

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AU  - Parthasarathi A
AU  - Setoguchi S
AU  - DeConti DK
AU  - Kupchak P
AU  - Donnelly P
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AU  - McLaren AC
AU  - Fillingham YA
AU  - Levine BR
AU  - Deirmengian C
PY  - 2026
JO  - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
DO  - 10.1097/corr.0000000000004002
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A, P., S, S., DK, D., P, K., P, D., K, K., AC, M., YA, F., BR, L., & C, D. (2026). Synovial Fluid Leukocyte Count and Differential Are Poor Standalone Rule-in Tests for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Results of a Methodological Audit and Reanalysis of the 2025 Meta-analysis Underpinning the Unified Periprosthetic Joint Infection Criteria.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. https://doi.org/10.1097/corr.0000000000004002

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