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  • Title: [The early diagnosis of postoperative suppuration in endoprosthesis of the hip joint].
    Author: Arutcheva AA, Petrakov AA, Nuzhdin VI, Popova TP.
    Journal: Vestn Khir Im I I Grek; 1994; 152(3-4):79-82. PubMed ID: 7709544.
    Abstract:
    The authors describe the method of control of the course of an early wound process in patients with endoprosthesis of the hip joint in early postoperative period, which is based on determination of the level of lysozyme in the wound. The method allows detection of the development of suppuration and start of antibacterial therapy in the early postoperative period, before the appearance of the clinical symptoms.
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