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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;8(4):465-469.
doi: 10.22038/abjs.2020.48489.2403.

Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Main Studies Reported Between November 2017 and January 2020

E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan  1 , Alexander D Liddle  2
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Editorial

Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Main Studies Reported Between November 2017 and January 2020

E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan et al. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020 Jul.
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