Do bone cultures provide additional diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs)?

Do bone cultures provide additional diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs)?

Authors: Richard de Steiger, Brian Hamlin, Sina Babazadeh

RECOMMENDATION: Inconclusive. We cannot recommend for or against bone biopsy to provide additional diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of PJIs.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 90%, Disagree: 5%, Abstain: 5% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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