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. 2024 Nov 20;106(22):2175-2178.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00166. Epub 2024 Jun 14.

What Orthopaedic Infectious Diseases Specialists Want

Angela L Hewlett  1   2   3 , Nicolás Cortés-Penfield  1   3 , Cole J Ohnoutka  2 , Aaron J Tande  4   5
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What Orthopaedic Infectious Diseases Specialists Want

Angela L Hewlett et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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