Influence of Hip Arthroplasty Upon Chemotactic Behaviour of Leucocytes

Authors

  • M. Endler
  • T. A. Endler
  • Ch. Zielinski

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678208992295

Abstract

Fourteen patients treated with total hip endoprosthesis were investigated for leucocyte defects. A chemotactic assay was used as an indicator of leucocyte function. Tests were carried out preoperatively and on postoperative days 1, 3 and 6. The chemotactic index started to decline on the first postoperative day, reached a peak on the third day after surgery and returned to almost preoperative values on the sixth day. The results might provide a clinical explanation for the data showing a high postoperative infection rate in total hip surgery.

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Published

1982-01-01

How to Cite

Endler, M., Endler, T. A., & Zielinski, C. (1982). Influence of Hip Arthroplasty Upon Chemotactic Behaviour of Leucocytes. Acta Orthopaedica, 53(5), 795–798. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678208992295

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