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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;8(7):513.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.01.25.

Correlation between corticosteroid injections and surgical site infections in shoulder arthroscopy

Riccardo Compagnoni  1   2 , Pietro Randelli  1   2
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Editorial

Correlation between corticosteroid injections and surgical site infections in shoulder arthroscopy

Riccardo Compagnoni et al. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.01.25). Dr. Randelli reports personal fees and other from arthrex, personal fees from heareus, personal fees from J&J, personal fees from LIMA, personal fees from MEDACTA, personal fees from MICROPORT, personal fees from OLYMPUS, personal fees from SMITH AND NEPHEW, personal fees from ZIMMERBIOMET, outside the submitted work. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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