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Volume 6 (5); 2009

Review

Classification of hip joint infections
Konstantinos Anagnostakos, Nora Verena Schmid, Jens Kelm, Ulrich Grün, Jochen Jung
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 227-233
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Pathogenic organisms in hip joint infections
Udo Geipel
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 234-240
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Rationale for one stage exchange of infected hip replacement using uncemented implants and antibiotic impregnated bone graft
Heinz Winkler
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 247-252
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Two-stage procedure in the treatment of late chronic hip infections - spacer implantation
Mohamed Sukeik, Fares S. Haddad
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 253-257
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Mechanical complications and reconstruction strategies at the site of hip spacer implantation
Konstantinos Anagnostakos, Jochen Jung, Nora Verena Schmid, Eduard Schmitt, Jens Kelm
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 274-279
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Revision of late periprosthetic infections of total hip endoprostheses: pros and cons of different concepts
Bernd Fink
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 287-295
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Research Paper

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of early hip joint infections
Jens Kelm, Eduard Schmitt, Konstantinos Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 241-246
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Treatment of proximal femur infections with antibiotic-loaded cement spacers
J. Kelm, P. Bohrer, E. Schmitt, K. Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 258-264
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Complications after spacer implantation in the treatment of hip joint infections
Jochen Jung, Nora Verena Schmid, Jens Kelm, Eduard Schmitt, Konstantinos Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 265-273
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Mechanical behaviour of standardized, endoskeleton-including hip spacers implanted into composite femurs
T. Thielen, S. Maas, A. Zuerbes, D. Waldmann, K. Anagnostakos, J. Kelm
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 280-286
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