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Sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values, and accuracy for each of the tests are shown. |
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| Aspiration |
Intraoperative Cultures |
Histopathology |
C-reactive protein |
White blood- cell count |
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| Sensitivity |
0.57 |
0.78 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
0.14 |
| Specificity |
0.5 |
0.92 |
0.92 |
0.62 |
0.92 |
| PPV |
0.78 |
0.96 |
0.97 |
0.88 |
0.83 |
| NPV |
0.29 |
0.63 |
0.86 |
0.80 |
0.29 |
| Accuracy |
0.54 |
0.82 |
0.94 |
0.86 |
0.34 |
Müller et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008 3:31 doi:10.1186/1749-799X-3-31 |
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