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Evaluation of serum levels of C-reactive protein after total knee arthroplasty.
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- Risk analyses for perioperative morbidities after aseptic knee revision arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Preoperative vagal activity predicts clinical outcomes after total knee replacement.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
- Diagnostic Values of Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers after Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Periprosthetic Joint Infection.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Periprosthetic Knee Infection - Part 1: Risk Factors, Classification and Diagnosis.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the behavior of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the first three weeks after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and define the factors related to its variation.
methodsWe evaluated the CRP values in 103 patients undergoing primary TKA. Serum CRP was measured on the day before surgery, and on the third and twenty-first days after the procedure.
resultsPCR showed sudden increase on the third day after surgery, reaching the mean value of 111.9 mg/L, median 75.9 mg/L. Only one-third of the patients returned to normal levels in the third week. In the immediate postoperative period, CRP was not correlated with body mass index (BMI), age, gender, blood transfusion, or complications.
conclusionSerum CRP remains high in the third week after TKA in most patients, and this change is primarily related to surgical trauma.
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