State-of-the-art diagnosis and surgical treatment of acute peri-prosthetic joint infection following primary total hip arthroplasty

Acute peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a potentially devastating and undesired complication, with a prevalence of 0.3% to 2.9%. Its suspicion begins with a meticulous physical examination and anamnesis. Diagnosis should be made on the basis of the Muscu...

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Published in:EFORT Open Rev
Main Authors: Slullitel, Pablo A., Oñativia, José I., Buttaro, Martin A., Sánchez, Marisa L., Comba, Fernando, Zanotti, Gerardo, Piccaluga, Francisco
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2018
Subjects:
Hip
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129958/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30233819
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.3.170032
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