Prosthetic Joint Infections: Bane of Orthopedists, Challenge for Infectious Disease Specialists
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- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (9), 1157-1161
- https://doi.org/10.1086/374554
Abstract
Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) occur in ∼1.5%–2.5% of all primary hip or knee arthroplasties. The mortality rate attributed to PJIs may be as higKeywords
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