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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 63, 1992 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Cefuroxime for prevention of postoperative coxitis

One versus three doses tested in a randomized multicenter study of 2, 651 arthroplasties

Ate Wymenga Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Tel +31-80 614148, Fax +31-80 540555
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Jim van Horn Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Tel +31-80 614148, Fax +31-80 540555
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Ad Theeuwes Department of Medical Statistics, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Tel +31-80 614148, Fax +31-80 540555
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Harry Muytjens Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Tel +31-80 614148, Fax +31-80 540555
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Tom Slooff Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Tel +31-80 614148, Fax +31-80 540555
Pages 19-24 | Received 14 Apr 1991, Accepted 16 Sep 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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