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Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton, Scott M. Sporer, and Brett R. Levine J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 97(19):1597-1603 October 7, 2015 ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Page 1: Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton,

Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee

Arthroplasty

by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton, Scott M. Sporer, and Brett R. Levine

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 97(19):1597-1603

October 7, 2015

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Page 2: Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton,

Flowchart showing the number of patients included and excluded as well as the overall distribution of failure etiologies.

Peter N. Chalmers et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:1597-1603

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Page 3: Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton,

Box plots displaying the synovial white blood-cell (WBC) count (cells/μL) for each diagnosis.

Peter N. Chalmers et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:1597-1603

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Page 4: Evaluation of the Role for Synovial Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Aseptic Loosening After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Peter N. Chalmers, David Walton,

Box plots displaying the differential cell count, including percent segmented cells, percent lymphocytic cells, and percent monocytic cells, for each diagnosis.

Peter N. Chalmers et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:1597-1603

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.