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Inadequate evaluation and management of suspected ­infections after TKA surgery in Lithuania: a retrospective study of 2,769 patients with 2-year follow-up

Egle TertelieneVilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kazimieras GrigaitisDepartment of Orthopedics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania;
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Otto RobertssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Department of Orthopedics, Lund University and Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden;
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Justinas StucinskasDepartment of Orthopedics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania;
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Sarunas TaraseviciusDepartment of Orthopedics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania;
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Narunas PorvaneckasVilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania;
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Algirdas VenalisVilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania; ;State Research Institute Center for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Pages 373-376 | Published online: 09 May 2019

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