Publications by authors named "Aime-Constant Obiang"
Acta Orthop Belg
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- - A one-year prospective study evaluated the synovasure test's effectiveness in diagnosing prosthetic joint infections, using the MSIS consensus criteria as a standard reference.
- - The study involved 62 patients undergoing hip or knee prosthesis procedures, who were grouped into infected, uninfected, and questionable categories based on various pre-operative analyses.
- - Results showed that the synovasure test had a sensitivity of 83.3%, specificity of 95.7%, and both positive and negative predictive values of 83.3% and 95.7%, respectively.
