The poor accuracy of D-dimer for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection but its potential usefulness in early postoperative infections following revision arthroplasty for aseptic loosening

Table 4 Aseptic loosening patients with failure due to implant-related infection

	Index revision surgery				Following revision due to infection
Case	ESR mm/h	CRP mg/dl	D-dimer ng/mL	Time to failure (months)	ESR mm/h	CRP mg/dl	D-dimer ng/mL	Microbiology
#1	14	0.5	212	10	ND	ND	1323	Staphylococcus epidermidis
#2	5	0.2	118	1	22	2.1	2583	Methicillin- sensitive S. aureus
#3	4	0.5	768	11	7	1	1529	Staphylococcus epidermidis
#4	8	0.2	840	4	74	0.4	2782	Staphylococcus epidermidis
#5	10	0.4	670	2	35	15.3	2498	Enterobacter cloacae
#6	10	0.1	476	10	8	0.1	1331	Coagulase-negative staphylococci

Values in bold are elevated values within the reference range for each parameter
CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ND, Not done

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