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Table 2 Microbiology and histology. Shows the positive and negative findings (percentage and absolute) for THA and TKA infections in microbiology and histology as well as the p-value

From: Diagnostic work-up strategy for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a 12-year experience on 320 consecutive cases

 

Microbiology

p-value

 

Histology

 

Positive

Negative

  

Positive

Negative

THA (n = 85)

63 (74.5 %)

22 (25.5 %)

0.019

THA (n = 53)

47 (88.7 %)

6 (11.3 %)

TKA (n = 115)

86 (74.8 %)

29 (25.2 %)

0.025

TKA (n = 74)

63 (85.1 %)

11 (14.9 %)