2.8. Examples of studies utilising nuclear medicine procedures in the diagnosis of orthopaedic infections

In order to make this publication easier to read, exemplary data from some previous studies have been collected into Table 2. The selection of these examples is purely subjective and represents studies including the required documentation for this kind of tabulation and a series including hip and knee prosthesis infections, often among other orthopaedic infections. Because of varying aspects, including but not limited to the study methodology and documentation, no definite conclusions should be drawn based on this simplified table alone. However, particular attention should be paid to the variable follow-up periods of the patients in the reference methods column.