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Outcome of prosthesis exchange for infected knee arthroplasty: the effect of treatment approach

A systematic review of the literature

Esa Jämsen Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Ioannis Stogiannidis Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Antti Malmivaara The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment, Helsinki, Finland
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Jorma Pajamäki Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Timo Puolakka Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Yrjö T Konttinen Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland; Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 67-77 | Accepted 03 Aug 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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