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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 11/2015

01-11-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Grade IIIB Tibial Fractures: Fewer Infections and Fewer Flap Procedures?

Authors: Jayme Adriano Farina Jr, MD, PhD, Carlos Eduardo Fagotti de Almeida, MD, PhD, Evelyne Gabriela Schmaltz Chaves Marques, MD, João Luis Gil Jorge, MD, Renan Victor Kumpel Schmidt Lima, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 11/2015

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To the editor,
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Title
Letter to the Editor: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Grade IIIB Tibial Fractures: Fewer Infections and Fewer Flap Procedures?
Authors
Jayme Adriano Farina Jr, MD, PhD
Carlos Eduardo Fagotti de Almeida, MD, PhD
Evelyne Gabriela Schmaltz Chaves Marques, MD
João Luis Gil Jorge, MD
Renan Victor Kumpel Schmidt Lima, MD
Publication date
01-11-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4477-5

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