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Occult Infection in Aseptic Joint Loosening and the Diagnostic Role of Implant Sonication

Our aim was to determine the incidence of occult infection and to examine the role of ultrasound sonication of the implants in cases of presumed aseptic loosening in a prospective trial. Joint swabs, aspirates, and deep tissue samples were obtained from around the prosthesis for routine microbiology...

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Autores principales: Kempthorne, J. T., Ailabouni, R., Raniga, S., Hammer, D., Hooper, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26583149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/946215

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