What Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?
Heidari N, Oh I, Malagelada F. What Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)? Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 21s-22s. PMID: 31322963, DOI: 10.1177/1071100719859536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsArthroplasty, Replacement, AnkleConsensusDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansProsthesis-Related InfectionsConceptsTotal ankle arthroplastySinus tractJoint aspirationInfected Total Ankle ArthroplastyElevated inflammatory markersSynovial fluid analysisAnkle infectionInflammatory markersOperative interventionArthroplasty infectionClinical symptomsAnkle arthroplastyHistologic examinationSubtalar jointRepeat aspirationSynovial fluidCell countFluid analysisPatientsInfectionNuclear imagingFurther investigationTractAspirationArthroplasty