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Volume 9 Issue 1 (January, 2021)

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Evaluation of hsCRP level before and after orthopedic implant surgery- A clinical study
Prabhakar T.S.

Background: The elevated level of the CRP can be a rationale for delaying surgery and is used as one of the diagnostic criteria of PJI after surgery. The present study assessed hsCRP level in patients with orthopedic implant surgery. Materials & Methods: Study comprised of 72 patients who underwent orthopaedic implant surgery. Blood samples of all patients were taken both pre- and post-operatively. The level of hsCRP was determined 1 day prior to the surgery and then at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery. Results: ASA grade I was seen in 20 males and 14 females, grade II in 14 males and 10 females and grade III in 8 males and 6 females. The implants used were malleolar screw 8 in males and 4 in females, bipolar hemi art 6 in males and 2 in females, DTLP 10 in males and 9 in females, PFN 8 in males and 5 in females, BDCP 6 in males and 7 in females and flexi nail 4 in males and 3 in females. The mean hsCRP level (mg/dl) in males 1 day before surgery was 16.4, at 2 weeks was 132.4, at 4 weeks was 78 and at 6 weeks was 12.3. In females, mean hsCRP level (mg/dl) in females 1 day before surgery was 12.8, at 2 weeks was 146.2, at 4 weeks was 64 and at 6 weeks was 10.4. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Both genders experienced decrease in hsCRP level following orthopaedic implant surgery. Key words: orthopedic implant surgery, hsCRP, malleolar screw.

 
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