%0 Journal Article
%T Economic Impact of Prosthetic Joint Infection - an Evaluation Within the Portuguese National Health System
%A Ana Cl¨˘udia Santos
%A Andr¨¦ Carvalho
%A Arnaldo Sousa
%A Cl¨˘udia Pereira
%A Daniel Soares
%A Ernestina Reis
%A Marcio Reis
%A Miguel Abreu
%A Ricardo Fragoso
%A Ricardo Sousa
%A Susana Ferreira
%J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
%D 2018
%R 10.7150/jbji.28508
%X Introduction: Prosthetic infection is a devastating complication of arthroplasty and carries significant economic burden. The objective of this study was to analyze the economic impact of prosthetic hip and knee infection in Portuguese National Health System.
%K prosthetic joint infection
%K Portugese National Health System
%U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0197.htm