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Table 2 Comparison of the sensitivity of CRP, ESR, D-Dimer in diagnosis of PJI among patients from three different groups

From: The serum level of D-Dimer is not suitable for distinguishing between prosthetic joint infection and aseptic loosening

 

True positive

False negative

Sensitivity

CRP (> 10 mg/L)

21

10

0.68

ESR (> 30 mm/h)

23

8

0.74

D-Dimer (> 0.85 μg/L)

22

9

0.71

  1. F = 0.313, P = 0.855. There are no statistically significant differences when compared sensitivity of CRP, ESR, D-Dimer in diagnosis of PJI among patients from three different groups
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X