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Biofilms and Aseptic Loosening

  • Smeltzer M
  • Nelson C
  • Evans R
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (2008), 57-74
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68119-9_3
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Abstract

Orthopaedic implants play a remarkable role in maintaining health and mobility. Unfortunately, implanted orthopaedic devices sometimes fail owing to a variety of factors, one of the most important of which is bacterial infection. However, in a significant proportion...

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Smeltzer, M. S., Nelson, C. L., & Evans, R. P. (2008). Biofilms and Aseptic Loosening. In The Role of Biofilms in Device-Related Infections (pp. 57–74). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68119-9_3

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