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Gallardo-Molina, N. Letter to the Editor regarding “Serum interleukin 6 could be a valuable initial diagnostic tool in prosthetic knee joint infections”. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 30, 743–744 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-019-02620-2
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