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ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2025

No difference in failure between static, articulating, and prosthetic low-friction spacers for periprosthetic joint infection of total knee arthroplasty.

Michael F Shannon, Timothy Edwards, Timothy Maurer, Andrew J Frear, Victoria R Wong, Shaan Sadhwani, Clair Smith, Anthony Kamson, Brian Omslaer, Christian Cisneros and 4 more

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Article in Journal of bone and joint infection, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Michael F Shannon *School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-2274
Timothy Edwards *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Central PA, Harrisburg, PA 17109, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6757-9781
Timothy MaurerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Central PA, Harrisburg, PA 17109, USA.
Andrew J FrearSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Victoria R WongSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9302-6838
Shaan SadhwaniDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Central PA, Harrisburg, PA 17109, USA.
Clair SmithSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Anthony KamsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Central PA, Harrisburg, PA 17109, USA.
Brian OmslaerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Central PA, Harrisburg, PA 17109, USA.
Christian CisnerosSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Andrew GordonSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Akeem WilliamsSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Neel B ShahDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Kenneth L UrishArthritis and Arthroplasty Design Group, The Bone and Joint Center, Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-9760

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