WebApr 11, 2024 · A combination of clinical and laboratory parameters known as the Kocher criteria including fever, inability to bear weight, leukocytosis, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) have excellent diagnostic performance in differentiating between septic hip arthritis and nonbacterial arthritis in 80–90% of the cases [24, 25]. Web22 rows · Kocher Criteria. One point each Non-weight bearing on affected side; ESR >40mm/hr; Fever; WBC >12,000; Probability by points. 1 of 4 - 3%; 2 of 4 - 40%; 3 of 4 - …
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WebThis study tested the utility of the modified Kocher criteria in predicting septic knee while validating it for septic hip. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of … WebNov 15, 2024 · This study’s goal was to validate the four independent predictors of septic arthritis of the hip in children that Kocher described in his original study, published in 1999 … cuchi blinds
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WebPediatric septic arthritis is a surgical emergency and timely diagnosis prevents serious complications. To differentiate between septic hip and transient synovitis, the predictive value of four original Kocher criteria (fever, inability to bear weight, elevated serum white blood cell count, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate) plus Caird’s addition of … WebJun 6, 2016 · Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, ESR, serum WBC count, fever, and weight-bearing status were not significant predictors of septic arthritis. This study demonstrates the limited utility of Kocher criteria in the adult population and the importance of synovial leukocyte counts. [ Orthopedics. 2016; 39 (4):e657–e663.] The Kocher criteria are a tool useful in the differentiation of septic arthritis from transient synovitis in the child with a painful hip. They are named for Mininder S. Kocher, an orthopaedic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. The original study used retrospective pediatric cases to develop the criteria over multiple years. The score is primarily used in orthopedic cases in which the symptoms experienced in septic art… cucheval liancourt