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Infection is one of the most devastating complications of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is also the leading cause of early revision after knee arthroplasty, ahead of instability and aseptic loosening.
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Kühn, KD. (2018). Spacers. In: Kühn, KD. (eds) Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54469-3_8
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