What Are the Indications for Aspiration of a Possibly Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?

Plöeger, Milena M; Aiyer, Amiethab · Foot Ankle Int · 2019

systematic_review · Level I

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Abstract

Whenever a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of a total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is clinically possible or suspected, especially when elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) levels exist, and in correspondence to the literature on PJI in total hip and knee arthroplasties, joint aspiration is indicated. Consensus. Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus).

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Anatomy