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Revision surgery for joint replacements.

P Wicker
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Revision joint surgery is becoming an increasingly common operation. This article describes how the operation is carried out, the techniques available and the pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative nursing care of the patient.

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P Wicker. Revision surgery for joint replacements.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.9.2.25.s36

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