Tissue Culture Versus Swab Culture in Prosthetic Joint Infections

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty; Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01482533

RIUJPar01-2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty