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ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2018

Limited Predictive Value of Serum Inflammatory Markers for Diagnosing Fracture-Related Infections: results of a large retrospective multicenter cohort study.

Paul Bosch, Janna van den Kieboom, Joost D J Plate, Frank F A IJpma, R Marijn Houwert, Albert Huisman, Falco Hietbrink, Luke P H Leenen, Geertje A M Govaert

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Article in Journal of bone and joint infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. The infected fracture: can we agree on standard definitions?OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2020
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  13. Diagnosing fracture-related infections: can we optimize our nuclear imaging techniques?European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2019
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  15. Brodie's Abscess: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul BoschDepartment of General Surgery, Subdivision of Trauma Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Janna van den KieboomDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Joost D J PlateDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Frank F A IJpmaDepartment of General Surgery, Subdivision of Trauma Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
R Marijn HouwertDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Albert HuismanDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Falco HietbrinkDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Luke P H LeenenDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Geertje A M GovaertDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLUtrecht University · NLUniversity of Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

C-reactive ProteinDiagnostic accuracyErythrocyte Sedimentation RatefractureFracture-Related InfectionsinfectionosteomyelitisSerum Inflammation Markerstrauma.White Blood Cell Count

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PMID30013894
PMCPMC6043470
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