Multiplex PCR test as an intra-operative diagnostic tool for periprosthetic joint infection in presumed aseptic revision hip and knee arthroplasty: a 1-year follow-up study of 200 cases

van Schaik, Thomas J. A.; Heesterbeek, Petra J. C.; van Susante, Job L. C.; Rijnen, Wim H. C.; Goosen, Jon H. M.

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Multiplex PCR test as an intra-operative diagnostic tool for periprosthetic joint infection in presumed aseptic revision hip and knee arthroplasty: a 1-year follow-up study of 200 cases

Thomas J. A. van Schaik, Petra J. C. Heesterbeek, Job L. C. van Susante, Wim H. C. Rijnen, and Jon H. M. Goosen

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