Constructing a nomogram for the recurrence of tibial osteomyelitis after debridement surgery based on platelet to lymphocyte ratio at admission: a dual-center retrospective study from China
Rongbin Lu, Shaohuai Xia, Gaoyong Deng, Wencai Li, Zhao Huang, He Ling · 2024
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Bone infection of the shin can return after surgical cleaning, and Rongbin Lu and co-authors build a prediction chart — a nomogram — to flag the patients at risk. Using records from two Chinese centres, they ran a regression hunt for independent predictors, starting from routine admission blood tests. Ten markers survived, from white cell counts and inflammation signals to albumin and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio named in the title.
The finished chart predicted recurrence well in both the group used to build it and a separate validation group, with modest errors. The authors offer it as an early-warning tool: clinicians can score a patient at admission and treat high-risk cases more aggressively from the start. The study is retrospective, so the chart awaits a forward test in new patients.
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| CREATOR | Rongbin Lu, Shaohuai Xia, Gaoyong Deng, Wencai Li, Zhao Huang, He Ling |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |