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Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infectio...

Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infectio...

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Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infection with extensive bone loss – a pilot study of 34 patients

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Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infection with extensive bone loss – a pilot study of 34 patients

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2017-09, Vol.18 (1), p.383-383, Article 383

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Hip and knee replacements in patients with bone defects after infection correlates with high rates of reinfection. In this vulnerable patient population, the prevention of reinfection is to be considered superordinate to the functionality and defect bridging. The use of silver coating of aseptic implants as an infection prophylaxis is already prove...

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Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infection with extensive bone loss – a pilot study of 34 patients

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0b6d2b401b4c485c8e61f0fab493f3fa

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0b6d2b401b4c485c8e61f0fab493f3fa

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ISSN

1471-2474

E-ISSN

1471-2474

DOI

10.1186/s12891-017-1742-7

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