Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (SuPAR) Analysis for Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

• Main Authors: Sebastian M. Klim (Author), Jürgen Prattes (Author), Florian Amerstorfer (Author), Tobias Niedrist (Author), Christoph Zurl (Author), Martin Stradner (Author), Barbara Dreo (Author), Gunther Glehr (Author), Andreas Leithner (Author), Mathias Glehr (Author), Patrick Reinbacher (Author), Patrick Sadoghi (Author), Georg Hauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptors (suPARs) are a biomarker for inflammatory diseases. This study aims to investigate its diagnostic properties regarding periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). This retrospective cohort study included adult patients who underwent joint puncture for sus...