Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infections: Risk Factors and Outcome
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Outcome Predictors in Prosthetic Joint Infections--Validation of a risk stratification score for Prosthetic Joint Infections in 120 cases.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0230-7