International Orthopaedics

, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp 207–208 | Cite as

Do specialist hip unit surgeons have any significant influence on reducing rates of surgical site infection?

Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Joint Replacement Total Joint Replacement International Orthopaedic Control Cohort Study Orthopaedic Consultant 
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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of OrthopaedicsThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaChina

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