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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S389.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.83.

Saline lavage and reaspiration for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections

Hytham S Salem  1 , Joseph O Ehiorobo  1 , Kevin K Mathew  2 , Michael A Mont  1
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Editorial

Saline lavage and reaspiration for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections

Hytham S Salem et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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