Table 3.

Average values of preoperative WBC, ESR, CRP, and synovial nucleated cell count

Laboratory test	Value
WBC	8.73 × 109/L
ESR	54.52 mm/hour*
CRP	62.15 mg/L*
Nucleated cell count	3999.1 × 106/L*

* Values consistent with periprosthetic infection in the absence of trauma; WBC = white blood cell count; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP = C-reactive protein.