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Diagnostic values of serum fibrinogen and D-dimer for periprosthetic joint infection / 中华创伤骨科杂志
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma ; (12): 383-388, 2021.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-884268
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the diagnostic values of serum fibrinogen and D-dimer for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Methods:

The medical records were retrospectively analyzed of the 175 patients who had undergone hip or knee revisions at Department of Joint Surgery, Affiliated Hospital to Qingdao University from August 2013 to June 2019. Of them, 59 were diagnosed as PJI (31 knees and 28 hips), including 33 males and 26 females with an age of (67.4±11.7) years and a body mass index (BMI) of (26.1±3.6) kg/m 2 while 116 as aseptic loosening (AL) (19 knees and 97 hips), including 67 males and 49 females with an age of (70.3±8.9) years and a BMI of (25.0±3.6) kg/m 2. The plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), fibrinogen and D-dimer in the 2 groups were recorded and analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of each indicator; the diagnostic value for each indicator was calculated according to the area under the curve (AUC).

Results:

There was no significant difference between the PJI and AL groups in gender, age or BMI ( P>0.05), but there was a significant difference in the joint type ( P<0.05). Compared with the AL group, the PJI group had significantly higher levels of CRP, ESR, fibrinogen and D-dimer ( P<0.05). The AUCs for CRP, ESR, fibrinogen and D-dimer were 0.830, 0.850, 0.848 and 0.664, respectively. By the Youden index, the optimal predictive cutoffs for CRP, ESR, fibrinogen and D-dimer were 8.06 mg/L, 17.60 mm/h, 3.73 g/L and 685.00 ng/mL, giving sensitivities of 79.2%, 85.4%, 81.3% and 64.6% and specificities of 85.7%, 76.2%, 79.8% and 61.9%.

Conclusions:

The diagnostic value of serum fibrinogen may be high for PJI, similar to that of CRP or ESR. However, D-dimer may be of limited value for diagnosis of PJI.
Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Year: 2021 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Year: 2021 Type: Article