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. 2018 May;141(5):e20173810. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3810

TABLE 1.

PPV of Kocher Score for Septic Arthritis

Kocher Score Published Likelihood of Septic Arthritis, % No. Casesa Septic Arthritis (N = 26), n (%) PPV for Cut-point, % (95% CI)
0 0 16 0 (0) 11 (7–16)
1 3 74 3 (12) 12 (8–17)
2 40 85 7 (27) 16 (10–23)
3 93 46 11 (42) 28 (17–41)
4 99 12 5 (19) 42 (15–72)
Total 233 26 (100)

—, not applicable.

a

Patients with missing data for the Kocher criteria without 2 or more high-risk predictors did not have a Kocher score calculated (n = 5).