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. 2009 Jul;91(5):437.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2009.91.5.437a.

Intramedullary delivery of Collatamp in long bone infections: a simple innovative technique

Kiran K Singisetti  1 , George P Ashcroft
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Intramedullary delivery of Collatamp in long bone infections: a simple innovative technique

Kiran K Singisetti et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Jul.
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Figure 2
Cut pieces of Collatamp are sequentially loaded into the exchange sheath and pushed with the wire to fill the whole sheath
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Figure 3
The filled sheath is passed down the medullary canal and withdrawn over the guide wire.
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