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Laser powder bed fusion-centred approach to enable local drug delivery from a cementless hip stem

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) resulting from colonisation of implant surfaces by pathogenic bacteria and subsequent biofilm formation is a devastating complication following total hip arthroplasty. It significantly reduces a patient’s quality of life and, in severe cases,...

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Main Author: Bezuidenhout, Martin Botha
Other Authors: Damm, Oliver
Format: Thesis
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2021
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