The role of SPECT/CT in painful, noninfected knees after knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis-a diagnostic test accuracy review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this systematic review was to present the current evidence on the clinical use of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in the evaluation of noninfected painful knees after knee arthroplasty.

Methods

Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, Ovid, Scopus, Science Direct and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched from database inception to May 2022 following the PRISMA guidelines. As a primary outcome, we defined the role of SPECT/CT in the diagnostic approach to noninfected painful knee arthroplasty; as a secondary objective, we described the noninfection-related factors linked to painful knee arthroplasty. Pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds rat

SUBMITTER: Anzola LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature