The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 182-187 , February 2008

Determining “True” Leukocytosis in Bloody Joint Aspiration

Received 2 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 August 2007.

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 Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, received funding from Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, New Jersey, for his research.

PII: S0883-5403(07)00512-8

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.08.016

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 182-187 , February 2008

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