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Prosthesis retention after an infected hip prosthesis: hip fractures versus primary total hip prosthesis, data from 1998 - 2015

Background: A prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication and specifically a burden for patients after hip fracture surgery, as they are mostly frail elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Since treatment protocols are lacking there is a need to evaluate current practice. Aim:...

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Autores principales: de Vries, Lieke M.A., Neve, William C., Steens, Jeroen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6043473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013892
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.23952