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Although implants and prosthetic materials are very commonly received in the surgical pathology laboratory, extracting the most information from them remains under the purview of specialized laboratories. Understanding the various issues involved with their failure will assist the proper management of patients. Additionally, the pathologist is frequently asked to identify possible implant-associated infection. Understanding the difficulties and problems of such a diagnosis will be helpful to the clinical team.
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Khurana, J.S., Arguello-Guerra, V. (2009). The Surgical Pathology of Prosthetic Materials. In: Khurana, J. (eds) Bone Pathology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-347-9_13
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