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Genetic susceptibility to prosthetic joint infection following total joint arthroplasty: A systematic review.
Gene - 25 May 2015
Zhou Xindie, Yishake Mumingjiang, Li Jin, Jiang Lifeng, Wu Lidong, Liu Ruiping, Xu Nanwei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most common cause of total joint arthroplasty failure and revision surgery. Genetic polymorphisms could be determinant factors for PJI. METHODS: We performed a systematic research of Medline, Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, and identified 11 studies with 34 kinds of gene polymorphisms, were included in the synthesis. RESULTS: Our data...
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