Late infection after total hip replacement.
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چکیده
Four patients who developed deep infection of six hips, on average three and a half years after total replacement by McKee-Farrar prostheses, are described. In each case there was strong evidence that the source of the infection was a distant focus.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 2 6093 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977