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Table 3 Analysis of inflammatory markers in patients with infected and aseptic revision arthroplasty

From: Synovial fluid IL-1β appears useful for the diagnosis of chronic periprosthetic joint infection

Inflammatory maker

Hip + knee

P value

Infected (n=37)

Aseptic (n=56)

ESR (mm/h)

0.04

 Median

35.00

21.00

 P25, P75

(15.00, 50.00)

(12.25, 34.00)

CRP (mg/L)

<0.01

 Median

19.00

13.18

 P25, P75

(14.40, 32.80)

(5.34, 18.45)

SF IL-1β(pg/ml)

<0.01

 Median

894.73

34.49

 P25, P75

(455.91, 1779.00)

(15.70, 170.33)

PMN %

<0.01

 Median

84.26

53.31

 P25, P75

(72.57, 91.65)

(49.78, 60.11)

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, SF synovial fluid, PMN%, percentage of polymorphonuclear neutrophils