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A comparative study of intraoperative frozen section and alpha defensin lateral flow test in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Irene K SigmundMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Johannes HolinkaMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Susanna LangMedical University of Vienna, Department of Pathology, Vienna, Austria
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Sandra StenickaMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Kevin StaatsMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Gerhard HobuschMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Bernd KubistaMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna;
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Reinhard WindhagerMedical University of Vienna, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Vienna; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 105-110 | Published online: 23 Jan 2019

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