Journal article

Good quality of life outcomes after treatment of prosthetic joint infection with debridement and prosthesis retention

Craig Aboltins, Michelle Dowsey, Trish Peel, Wen K Lim, Peter Choong

Journal of Orthopaedic Research | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1002/jor.23089

University of Melbourne Researchers

Wen Lim Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Peter Choong Author Surgery - St Vincent's Hospital

Craig Aboltins Author Medical Education

Michelle Dowsey Author Surgery - St Vincent's Hospital

Trisha Peel Author Surgery - St Vincent's Hospital

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Funding Acknowledgements

Grant sponsor: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.

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Keywords

Prosthetic Related Infections

Quality of Life

Prosthesis-Related Infections

Retrospective Studies

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Science & Technology

Staphylococcus-Aureus

Treatment Outcome

Life Sciences & Biomedicine