This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Caird Criteria
Kocher criteria plus CRP > 2.0 mg/dl – septic arthritis with 3/4/5 factors 83/93/98 % (Caird 2006)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Caird Criteria: What does this calculator compute?
Caird criteria (2006) for septic arthritis of the hip: fever > 38.5 °C, CRP > 2.0 mg/dl, elevated ESR, inability to bear weight and leukocytosis – probability of septic arthritis 83 % with 3, 93 % with 4 and 98 % with 5 factors.
Caird Criteria: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Kocher MS, Zurakowski D, Kasser JR: Differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis of the hip in children: an evidence-based clinical prediction algorithm (J Bone Joint Surg Am 81:1662–1670) (1999); Kocher MS, Mandiga R, Zurakowski D, Barnewolt C, Kasser JR: Validation of a clinical prediction rule for the differentiation between septic arthritis and transient synovitis of the hip in children (J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:1629–1635) (2004); Caird MS, Flynn JM, Leung YL, Millman JE, D'Italia JG, Dormans JP: Factors distinguishing septic arthritis from transient synovitis of the hip in children. A prospective study (J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:1251–1257) (2006); Valisena S et al.: The Kocher–Caird Criteria for Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Hip: Time for a Change in the Kingella Era? (Microorganisms 12:550) – reproduces the full-text values of Caird 2006 for 0–5 factors (2024)