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Management of Acute Postoperative Infection

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This chapter focuses on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment options, and long-term prognosis of acute postoperative infection utilizing both retrospective and prospective data ranging from 1975 to 2017.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Frank R. Avilucea

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Manish K. Sethi

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    William T. Obremskey

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    A. Alex Jahangir

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Avilucea, F.R. (2018). Management of Acute Postoperative Infection. In: Sethi, M., Obremskey, W., Jahangir, A. (eds) Orthopedic Traumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73392-0_33

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