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. 1992 Aug 1;305(6848):300–302. doi: 10.1136/bmj.305.6848.300

An infected prosthetic hip. Is there a role for prophylactic antibiotics?

J C Mason 1, C T Dollery 1, A So 1, J Cohen 1, S R Bloom 1, C Bulpitt 1, R Russell-Jones 1, C M Oakley 1
PMCID: PMC1882763  PMID: 1392865

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