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Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Reply to comment by Al-Naser

Author: Skand Kumar

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 5/2008

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Kumar S, Penematsa S, Parekh S (2007) Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Int Orthop 31(5):593–596 DOI 10.1007/s00264-006-0245-1 PubMedCrossRef

Walmsley PJ, Kelly MB, Hill RM et al (2005) A prospective randomised controlled trial of the use of drains in total hip arthroplasties. J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 87-B(10):1397–1401

Parker MJ, Roberts CP, Hay D (2004) Closed suction drainage for hip and knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 86-A(6):1146–1152

Title: Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Reply to comment by Al-Naser
Author: Skand Kumar
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-007-0499-2

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