Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Debridement, Antibiotics and Irrigation with Implant Retention - a Narrative Review

Sousa, Ricardo; Abreu, Miguel Araújo

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Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Debridement, Antibiotics and Irrigation with Implant Retention - a Narrative Review

Ricardo Sousa and Miguel Araújo Abreu

Ricardo Sousa

Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Grupo TrofaSaude - Hospital em Alfena, Valongo, Portugal

Miguel Araújo Abreu

Department of Infectious Diseases, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Grupo TrofaSaude - Hospital em Alfena, Valongo, Portugal

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