Early Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip-Current Status, Advances, and Perspectives

Abstract Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) has devastating consequences on joint function and the morbidity and mortality rate of patients who are victims of this serious complication. Although early diagnosis is one of the consensuses with well-established importance, routineworkup is still cond...

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Main Author: Luiz Sérgio Marcelino Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000400368&lng=en&tlng=en