The incidence rate, trend and microbiological aetiology of prosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty: A 13 years’ experience from a tertiary medical center in Taiwan
Background/purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves the patient's quality of life by relieving pain, correcting the deformity, and helping the patient resume normal activities. However, post-TKA prosthetic joint infection leads to implant failure, is difficult to treat, and causes a sign...
Main Authors: | Fu-Der Wang, Yu-Ping Wang, Cheng-Fong Chen, Hsin-Pai Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218302731 |
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