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Comment
. 2017 Oct 18;99(20):e110.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00888.

Vitamin-D Supplementation: A Low-Risk, High-Gain Therapy to Prevent PJI?: Commentary on an article by Vishal Hegde, MD, et al.: "Single-Dose, Preoperative Vitamin-D Supplementation Decreases Infection in a Mouse Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection"

Andre J van Wijnen  1 , Matthew P Abdel
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Comment

Vitamin-D Supplementation: A Low-Risk, High-Gain Therapy to Prevent PJI?: Commentary on an article by Vishal Hegde, MD, et al.: "Single-Dose, Preoperative Vitamin-D Supplementation Decreases Infection in a Mouse Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection"

Andre J van Wijnen et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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