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Editorial
. 2025 Apr 1;107-B(4):374-377.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.107B4.BJJ-2024-1080.

Periprosthetic joint infection : navigating the literature

Ian W Kennedy  1 , Fares S Haddad  2   3   4   5
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Editorial

Periprosthetic joint infection : navigating the literature

Ian W Kennedy et al. Bone Joint J. .
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Conflict of interest statement

I. W. Kennedy is a member of the executive committee of the Bone and Joint Infection Society. F. S. Haddad reports multiple study grants from Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Corin, National Institute for Health and Care Research, and International Olympic Committee, royalties or licenses from Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Corin, and MatOrtho, consulting fees from Stryker, payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Zimmer, AO Recon, and Mathys, support for attending meetings and/or travel from Stryker, Mathys, AO Recon, and The Bone & Joint Journal, all of which are unrelated to this article. F. S. Haddad is also Editor-in-Chief of The Bone & Joint Journal, incoming President of the International Hip Society, and Vice President of the European Hip Society.

References

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