Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Infected and Non-Infected total Hip Arthroplasties

Authors

  • Åke S. Carlsson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677809005766

Abstract

The postoperative course of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) following total hip replacement was studied in 18 patients with delayed infections and compared with the course in 75 uncomplicated cases. Normally, the ESR returned to the preoperative level in 3-6 months, but in delayed infections it was significantly increased already during the first postoperative months, and never returned to normal levels. There was also a small but significant difference between the preoperative values in the two groups, which in women may be explained by a pre-existing infection in the hip.

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Published

1978-01-01

How to Cite

Carlsson, Åke S. (1978). Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Infected and Non-Infected total Hip Arthroplasties. Acta Orthopaedica, 49(3), 287–290. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677809005766

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Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 49, Issue 3 (1978)

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Acta Orthopaedica (Scandinavica) content is available freely online as from volume 1, 1930. The journal owner owns the copyright for all material published until volume 80, 2009. As of June 2009, the journal has however been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work. As of June 2009, articles have been published under CC-BY-NC or CC-BY licenses, unless otherwise specified.
 
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