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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 87, 2016 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Body mass and weight thresholds for increased prosthetic joint infection rates after primary total joint arthroplasty

Anne LübbekeDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Correspondence[email protected]
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Matthieu ZinggDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Diemlan VuDivision of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Hermes H MiozzariDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Panayiotis ChristofilopoulosDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Ilker UçkayDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ;Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Stephan HarbarthInfection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pierre HoffmeyerDivision of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland,
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Pages 132-138 | Received 12 Aug 2013, Accepted 28 Sep 2013, Published online: 05 Jan 2016

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