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Editorial
. 2009 Dec;80(6):629-32.
doi: 10.3109/17453670903487016.

Joint prosthetic infections: a success story or a continuous concern?

Editorial

Joint prosthetic infections: a success story or a continuous concern?

Geert H I M Walenkamp. Acta Orthop. 2009 Dec.
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