Managing persistent wound leakage after total knee and hip arthroplasty. Results of a nationwide survey among Dutch orthopaedic surgeons

Wagenaar, Frank-Christiaan; Löwik, Claudia A.M.; Stevens, Martin; Bulstra, Sjoerd K.; Pronk, Yvette; den, Inge van; Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan; Nelissen, Rob G.H.H.; Poolman, Rudolf W.; der, Walter van; Jutte, Paul C.

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Managing persistent wound leakage after total knee and hip arthroplasty. Results of a nationwide survey among Dutch orthopaedic surgeons

Frank-Christiaan Wagenaar, Claudia A.M. Löwik, Martin Stevens, Sjoerd K. Bulstra, Yvette Pronk, Inge van den, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, Rudolf W. Poolman, Walter van der, and Paul C. Jutte

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