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The “true” incidence of surgically treated deep prosthetic joint infection after 32,896 primary total hip arthroplasties

A prospective cohort study

Per Hviid Gundtoft Department of Orthopedics, Kolding Hospital, Kolding; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense;Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Søren Overgaard Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense;Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik Carl SchønheyderDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital ; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, AalborgCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jens Kjølseth Møller Department of Clinical Microbiology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per Kjærsgaard-Andersen Department of Orthopedics, Vejle Hospital, VejleCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alma Becic Pedersen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 326-334 | Received 24 Jun 2014, Accepted 05 Dec 2014, Published online: 30 Jan 2015

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