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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 64, 1993 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Closed suction drainage after hip arthroplasty: Prospective study of bacterial contamination in 81 cases

SøRen Overgaard Department of Orthopedics, Sønderborg County Hospital, DK-6400, Sønderborg, Denmark
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Niels O B Thomsen Department of Orthopedics, Sønderborg County Hospital, DK-6400, Sønderborg, Denmark
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Barbara Kulinski Department of Orthopedics, Sønderborg County Hospital, DK-6400, Sønderborg, Denmark
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Niels B Mossing Department of Orthopedics, Sønderborg County Hospital, DK-6400, Sønderborg, Denmark
Pages 417-420 | Received 20 Jul 1992, Accepted 19 Dec 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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