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. 2021 Jun;10(6):351-353.
doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.106.BJR-2021-0167.R1.

Fracture-related infection

Susanne Baertl  1   2 , Willem-Jan Metsemakers  3 , Mario Morgenstern  4 , Volker Alt  2 , Robert Geoff Richards  1 , Thomas Fintan Moriarty  1 , Katie Young  1
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Fracture-related infection

Susanne Baertl et al. Bone Joint Res. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Fracture; Infection; Trauma.

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