Open AccessInfection after total hip arthroplasty
Author(s) -
R.J. Grimer,
A. Abudu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery - british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.87b4.16232
Subject(s) - total hip arthroplasty , medicine , arthroplasty , infection rate , hip arthroplasty , surgery
Sir, We read with interest the paper in the September 2003 issue by Blom et al[1][1] entitled ‘Infection after total hip arthroplasty’. The definition of infection is clearly essential when comparing infection rates. All authors agreed that superficial infection is far more common than deep
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