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Total hip replacement revision has always been an interesting and difficult challenge for surgeons. This challenge is even bigger in presence of an infected revision, since the control of infection is one of the key element for the implant final result.
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Escobar, H.F., Romaña, R.T., Pérez, A.M., Márquez, J.A. (2007). Bone Loss: Does Use of the Spacer Affects it?. In: Meani, E., Romanò, C., Crosby, L., Hofmann, G., Calonego, G. (eds) Infection and Local Treatment in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47999-4_17
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