Journal article

Factors influencing the cost of prosthetic joint infection treatment

TN Peel, AC Cheng, YP Lorenzo, DCM Kong, KL Buising, PFM Choong

Journal of Hospital Infection | W B SAUNDERS CO LTD | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.07.012

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EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS

Orthopaedic surgery has led to significant improvements in patient's quality of life. With an ageing population, the number of patients requ..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Medical and Dental Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Funding Acknowledgements

Dr Peel is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Medical and Dental Postgraduate Research Scholarship (APP1017038).

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Keywords

Retention
Osteoarthritis
Debridement
Female
Burden
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Humans
Revision
Science & Technology
Costs
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Male
Knee Arthroplasty
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Treatment
Aged, 80 and Over
Health Care Costs
Surgical Site Infections
Aged
Cohort Studies
Infectious Diseases
Hip
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Prosthetic Joint Infection