Fungal periprosthetic joint infection of the hip: a systematic review

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication of total joint arthroplasty with an incidence of approximately 1%. Due to the high risk of persisting infection, successful treatment of fungal PJI is challenging. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the current management...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Schoof, Oliver Jakobs, Stefan Schmidl, Till Orla Klatte, Lars Frommelt, Thorsten Gehrke, Matthias Gebauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2015-03-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/5748