Is there a role for preoperative joint aspiration prior to second-stage revision after treatment of elbow periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?

Authors: Theodore Blaine, Ilya Voloshin
RECOMMENDATION: Preoperative joint aspiration may play a role in the evaluation of the elbow arthroplasty for PJI before second-stage revision.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Consensus
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 96%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 4% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)