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Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Patrick Thornley, Nathan Evaniew, Michael Riediger, Mitchell Winemaker, Mohit Bhandari and Michelle Ghert
September 25, 2015 3 (3) E338-E343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20150012
Patrick Thornley
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
BHScNathan Evaniew
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDMichael Riediger
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDMitchell Winemaker
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDMohit Bhandari
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDPhDMichelle Ghert
Faculty of Health Sciences (Thornley), Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Division of Orthopaedics (Evanview, Riediger, Winemaker, Bhandari, Ghert), Department of Surgery; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Patrick Thornley, Nathan Evaniew, Michael Riediger, Mitchell Winemaker, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert
Jul 2015, 3 (3) E338-E343; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20150012
Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Patrick Thornley, Nathan Evaniew, Michael Riediger, Mitchell Winemaker, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert
Jul 2015, 3 (3) E338-E343; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20150012
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