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Research Article

Prevention of deep infection in joint replacement surgery

A review

Esa Jämsen Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere; Geriatric Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ove Furnes Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Lars B Engesæter Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Yrjö T Konttinen Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere; Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Anders Odgaard Department of Orthopedics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Anna Stefánsdóttir Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Lars Lidgren Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Pages 660-666 | Received 27 Oct 2009, Accepted 04 Oct 2010, Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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