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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 87, 2016 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

New Zealand Joint Registry data underestimates the rate of prosthetic joint infection

Mark ZhuOrthopaedic Department, North Shore Hospital, Auckland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Saiprasad RaviSchool of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland;
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Chris FramptonNew Zealand Joint Registry;
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Chris LueyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Simon YoungOrthopaedic Department, North Shore Hospital, Auckland; ;School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland;
Pages 346-350 | Received 06 Nov 2015, Accepted 04 Feb 2016, Published online: 27 Jun 2016

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