The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 244-248 , February 2010

Comparison of Drainage Techniques on Prolonged Serous Drainage after Total Hip Arthroplasty

  • Andrej Strahovnik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrej Strahovnik, MD, Department for Orthopaedics and Sports Trauma, Celje Teaching Hospital, 5 Oblakova Street, 3000 Celje, Slovenia.
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  • Samo K. Fokter, PhD, MD
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  • Marko Kotnik, MD

Received 20 July 2007 ,Accepted 30 August 2008.

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

 Ethical board review statement: The study was approved by the Slovenian national ethics committee on March 15, 2005; registration no. 74/03/05.

PII: S0883-5403(08)00804-8

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.08.014

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 244-248 , February 2010

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