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Original Research

Preoperatively elevated serum inflammatory markers increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection following total knee arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis

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Pages 1719-1724 | Published online: 17 Sep 2018

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Table 1 Patient demographics based on the grouping of ESR and CRP values

Figure 1 Bar graph showing the rate of PJI in 3 groups after a mean follow-up of 43 months.

Abbreviation: PJI, periprosthetic joint infection.
Figure 1 Bar graph showing the rate of PJI in 3 groups after a mean follow-up of 43 months.

Table 2 Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier graph illustrating the cumulative PJI rate in 3 groups.

Abbreviation: PJI, periprosthetic joint infection.
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier graph illustrating the cumulative PJI rate in 3 groups.