Sinus tract and purulence as clinical criteria for periprosthetic joint infection: diagnostic accuracy, microorganisms, and clinical outcomes.

J Bone Jt Infect · 2026 · PMC13224844 · PMID 42232151

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Both were associated with lower 3-year infection-free survival; this was significant for sinus tract ( p = 0.011 ) and showed a trend for purulence ( p = 0.068 ).

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