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. 2019 Dec 3;8(11):570-572.
doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.812.BJR-2019-0340. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Prosthetic joint infection

S S Ahmed  1 , F S Haddad  2
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Prosthetic joint infection

S S Ahmed et al. Bone Joint Res. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest statement: Fares S. Haddad reports consultancies and royalties from Smith & Nephew, Corin, MatOrtho, and Stryker, and payments for lectures (including service on speakers bureaus) from Smith & Nephew and Stryker, none of which are related to this editorial.

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