Tissue Culture Versus Swab Culture in Prosthetic Joint Infections

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Overview

The main purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and accuracy of tissue cultures and swab cultures to diagnose prosthetic joint infection.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients are scheduled for revision TJA surgery. 2. Subjects are willing to sign the informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Subject not willing to sign the informed consent document.

Locations (1)

Rothman Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Central Contacts

Tiffany Morrison, MS, CCRP

CONTACT

267-339-7818 tiffany.morrison@rothmaninstitute.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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