The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 355-359 , April 2008

Infection After Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study of 1509 Cases

  • David Chesney, MBChB, MD, FRCSorth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David Chesney, MBChB, MD, FRCSorth, The Old Schoolhouse, High Westwood, NE17 7RD Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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  • Jim Sales, MBChB, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Robert Elton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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  • Ivan J. Brenkel, FRCS Ed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Received 8 December 2006 ,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.05.052

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 355-359 , April 2008

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