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

Editorial

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

. 2009 Dec;80(6):629-32.

doi: 10.3109/17453670903487016.

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Comment on

Inadequate timing of prophylactic antibiotics in orthopedic surgery. We can do better.
Stefánsdóttir A, Robertsson O, W-Dahl A, Kiernan S, Gustafson P, Lidgren L. Stefánsdóttir A, et al. Acta Orthop. 2009 Dec;80(6):633-8. doi: 10.3109/17453670903316868. Acta Orthop. 2009. PMID: 19995312 Free PMC article.
Increasing risk of revision due to deep infection after hip arthroplasty.
Dale H, Hallan G, Hallan G, Espehaug B, Havelin LI, Engesaeter LB. Dale H, et al. Acta Orthop. 2009 Dec;80(6):639-45. doi: 10.3109/17453670903506658. Acta Orthop. 2009. PMID: 19995313 Free PMC article.

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