Are patients being evaluated for periprosthetic joint infection prior to referral to a tertiary care center?
Background: Patients with a painful or failed total joint arthroplasties should be evaluated for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The purpose of this study is to determine if patients referred to a tertiary care center had been evaluated for PJI according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
Main Authors: | Matthew W. Tetreault, MD, Kenneth A. Estrera, MD, Erdan Kayupov, MD, Caroline Brander, BA, Craig J. Della Valle, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117301322 |
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