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Comment
. 2022 Jun 15;104(12):1129.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.01296. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Absence of Evidence May Not Mean Evidence of Absence: Commentary on an article by Bernard H. van Duren, BEng, MBChB, DPhil, et al.: "The Effect of Perioperative Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs on the Risk of Postoperative Complications. Surgical Site Infection, Delayed Wound Healing, and Disease Flares Following Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures"

Anne R Bass
Comment

Absence of Evidence May Not Mean Evidence of Absence: Commentary on an article by Bernard H. van Duren, BEng, MBChB, DPhil, et al.: "The Effect of Perioperative Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs on the Risk of Postoperative Complications. Surgical Site Infection, Delayed Wound Healing, and Disease Flares Following Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures"

Anne R Bass. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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