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Infections in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Challenges to and Chances for the Microbiological Laboratory

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Peter Schäfer, Bernd Fink, Dieter Sandow and Lars Frommelt

Submitted: 03 February 2011 Published: 27 January 2012

DOI: 10.5772/26035

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Recent Advances in Arthroplasty

Edited by Samo K. Fokter

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Written By

Peter Schäfer, Bernd Fink, Dieter Sandow and Lars Frommelt

Submitted: 03 February 2011 Published: 27 January 2012