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Authors
- Jochen G. Hofstaetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-7187)
- Sujeesh Sebastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2575-4207)
- Veronika Achatz
- Matteo Spadini
- Hibah Abdulwahab Abusulaiman
- Tobias Josef Niedrist
- Markus Herrmann
Institutions
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Orthopaedic Hospital Speising (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ksa.70289
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00