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. 2019 Jul;477(7):1622-1623.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000648.

CORR Insights®: Positive Alpha-defensin at Reimplantation of a Two-stage Revision Arthroplasty Is Not Associated with Infection at 1 Year

Charles N Cornell  1
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CORR Insights®: Positive Alpha-defensin at Reimplantation of a Two-stage Revision Arthroplasty Is Not Associated with Infection at 1 Year

Charles N Cornell. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Jul.
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