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Decision-making after joint aspiration: C-reactive protein and synovial white blood cell count as laboratory indicators for surgical joint lavage in pediatric septic arthritis

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-09484-8

Published Online: 2026-01-07

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Kramer, Manuel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-1609
Strässle, Michael

Keller, Niko

Schmid, Stefan

Egidy, Claus

Matissek, Christoph

Cip, Johannes

Klima, Harry

Kahlert, Christian

Lengnick, Harald
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Article History

Received: 3 November 2025

Accepted: 2 January 2026

First Online: 7 January 2026

Declarations

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: This study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Eastern Switzerland (Ethikkommission Ostschweiz, EKOS), which is part of the Office for Public Health of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland (Project ID: EKOS No. 2024 − 01286).Written informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants or, in the case of participants under the age of 16, from their parents or legal guardians.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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