Diagnostic work-up strategy for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a 12-year experience on 320 consecutive cases

BACKGROUND: Elective knee and hip arthroplasty is followed by infections in currently about 0.5–2.0 % of cases – a figure which is on the increase due to the rise in primary implants. Correct diagnosis early on is essential so that appropriate therapy can be administered. This work presents a retros...

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Autores principales: Zajonz, Dirk, Wuthe, Lena, Tiepolt, Solveig, Brandmeier, Philipp, Prietzel, Torsten, von Salis-Soglio, Georg Freiherr, Roth, Andreas, Josten, Christoph, Heyde, Christoph-E., Ghanem, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25987902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-015-0071-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25987902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-015-0071-8

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