Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 199-202 , July 2007

Surgical Infections in Traumatic Spine Injuries

  • Bikramjit Singh, MD
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  • Moe R. Lim, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Moe R. Lim, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CB #7055, Bioinformatics Building, UNC School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.04.006

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 199-202 , July 2007

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