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Deep prosthetic joint infection: a qualitative study of the impact on patients and their experiences of revision surgery

OBJECTIVES: Around 1% of patients who have a hip replacement have deep prosthetic joint infection (PJI) afterwards. PJI is often treated with antibiotics plus a single revision operation (1-stage revision), or antibiotics plus a 2-stage revision process involving more than 1 operation. This study ai...

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Autores principales: Moore, Andrew J, Blom, Ashley W, Whitehouse, Michael R, Gooberman-Hill, Rachael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4679895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009495