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Value of Preoperative Investigations in Diagnosing Prosthetic Joint Infection: Retrospective Cohort Study and Literature Review

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Pages 410-416 | Received 22 Dec 2003, Accepted 31 Mar 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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