Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of 2 Management Strategies for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Elderly
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- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (3) , 419-430
Abstract
Optimal management of infected total hip arthroplasty poses a major challenge to clinicians. Exchange arthroplasty is usually advocated but has highKeywords
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