Letter to the editor: Aseptic loosening of total hip arthroplasty: infection always should be ruled out.

摘要

We welcome the study by Parvizi et al. [3] published in the May edition of the journal and the attention it draws to the misdiagnosis of aseptic loosening which may occur if infection is not rigorously excluded. This supports the work of other authors, who have confirmed infection in as much as 13% of cases of presumed aseptic loosening [2]. The methodology of the study however poses some questions.