Infection burden in total hip and knee arthroplasties: an international registry-based perspective
Background: Infection remains a leading cause of failure of hip and knee replacements. Infection burden is the ratio of implants revised for infection to the total number of arthroplasties in a specific period, measuring the steady state of infection in a registry. We hypothesized infection burden w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300420 |