Periprosthetic joint infections: a clinical practice algorithm
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Periprosthetic joint infections: a clinical practice algorithm.
PURPOSE periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) accounts for 25% of failed total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) and 15% of failed total hip arthroplasties (THAs). The purpose of the present study was to design a multidisciplinary diagnostic algorithm to detect a PJI as cause of a painful TKA or THA. METHODS from April 2010 to October 2012, 111 patients with suspected PJI were evaluated. The study gr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Joints
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2282-4324
DOI: 10.11138/jts/2014.2.4.169