A Life- and Limb-Threatening Case of Clostridium septicum in a Total Hip Arthroplasty
A 46-year-old male with bilateral metal-on-metal hip prostheses presented with a left periprosthetic hip infection, as well as chronic, progressive osteolysis of the proximal femur and acetabulum with pelvic erosion. Three years before, the bearing surface was changed to metal-on-polyethylene prosth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120301011 |