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Periprosthetic joint infection treated via bone cement and without the removal of hardware
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a challenging complication with a frequency of 0.5–3%. The patient's age, recurrent surgeries, and comorbid systemic diseases increase the risk of infection. Although the current approach in the treatment of PJI is a two-stage revision; sometimes, removin...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27226691 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.182079 |