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This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.

Kocher Criteria (septic arthritis of the hip)

Fever, non-weight-bearing, ESR ≥ 40 mm/h, leukocytes > 12 000 – probability of septic arthritis 0.2 to 99.6 %

Criteria

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