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Osteomyelitis Risk in Patients With Transfemoral Amputations Treated With Osseointegration Prostheses

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous anchoring of femoral amputation prostheses using osseointegrating titanium implants has been in use for more than 25 years. The method offers considerable advantages in daily life compared with conventional socket prostheses, however long-term success might be jeopardized by...

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Published in:Clin Orthop Relat Res
Main Authors: Tillander, Jonatan, Hagberg, Kerstin, Berlin, Örjan, Hagberg, Lars, Brånemark, Rickard
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5670076/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28940152
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5507-2
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