Risk factors for recurrent infection in the surgical treatment of infected massive endoprostheses implanted for musculoskeletal tumours
Abstract Background Infection is a devastating complication of endoprosthetic replacement (EPR) in orthopaedic oncology. Surgical treatments include debridement and/or one- or two-stage exchange. This study aims to determine the infection-free survival after surgical treatment for first and recurren...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03446-1 |