Objectives: The function of phagocytic cells is of crucial importance to i) ingest and degrade the infectious agent, and ii) to sensitize the host against secondary infections. Measuring phagocytosis and oxygen radical formation has long been accepted to monitor granulocyte function. Thus chemiluminescence[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL] ; SeriesInformation ; Deutscher Kongress für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DKOU 2016)