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Jutte PC Traversari R Walenkamp G . (2017) Laminar flow: the better choice in orthopaedic implants. Lancet Infectious Diseases 17: 695.

Lidwell OM Lowbury EJ Whyte W Blowers R Stanley SJ Lowe D . (1982) Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomized study. BMJ 285: 10–14.

NICE. (2008) Surgical site infection: prevention and treatment. London: NICE, 2017. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg74.