Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5715198 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Late periprosthetic infections following implant-based breast reconstruction are underestimated in national outcome databases and have unique risk factors and microbiology compared to early infections. A system-level change in reevaluating and redefining a timeline for tracking and treating implant infections is necessary, given the substantial morbidity associated with, and frequency of, late periprosthetic infections.
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Authors
Merisa L. Piper, Lauren O. Roussel, Peter F. Koltz, Frederick Wang, Kyra Singh, Robin Chin, Hani Sbitany, Howard N. Langstein,