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Hip and Knee Section, Treatment, Surgical Technique: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections

Moneer M Abouljoud et al. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb.

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Keywords: arthroscopic surgery; arthroscopic washout; arthroscopy; biofilm; heterotopic ossification (HO); implant removal; infected unicondylar knee arthroplasty; metallic implant; reconstructive flap; reimplantation; soft tissue defects; subradical resection arthroplasty; surgical hardware; surgical implants; tissue coverage.

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One or more of the authors of this paper have disclosed potential or pertinent conflicts of interest, which may include receipt of payment, either direct or indirect, institutional support, or association with an entity in the biomedical field which may be perceived to have potential conflict of interest with this work. For full disclosure statements refer to https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.029

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