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Review
. 2021 Apr;52(2):93-101.
doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.12.002. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Clinical Evidence of Current Irrigation Practices and the Use of Oral Antibiotics to Prevent and Treat Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Jason Zlotnicki  1 , Alexandra Gabrielli  1 , Kenneth L Urish  1 , Kimberly M Brothers  2
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Clinical Evidence of Current Irrigation Practices and the Use of Oral Antibiotics to Prevent and Treat Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Jason Zlotnicki et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antibiotic; Biofilm; Debridement; Lavage; Periprosthetic joint infection.

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Disclosure This work was support by grant number K08AR071494 to KLU.

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