Type of acute periprosthetic joint infection may not affect failure of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention after total knee arthroplasty

Frear, Andrew J.; Shannon, Michael F.; Sadhwani, Shaan; Kamson, Anthony O.; Smith, Clair; Patterson, Charity G.; Wong, Victoria R.; Plate, Frank Johannes; Urish, Kenneth L.

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Type of acute periprosthetic joint infection may not affect failure of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention after total knee arthroplasty

Andrew J. Frear, Michael F. Shannon, Shaan Sadhwani, Anthony O. Kamson, Clair Smith, Charity G. Patterson, Victoria R. Wong, Frank Johannes Plate, and Kenneth L. Urish

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