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Acta Neurochirurgica
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 10/2012

01-10-2012 | Letter to the editor

Allergy to implants in lumbar screw fixation mimics postsurgical wound infection

Authors: Rashad El Habony, Yücel Binay, Athanasios K. Petridis, Martin Scholz

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 10/2012

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Allergy to implants in lumbar screw fixation mimics postsurgical wound infection
Authors
Rashad El Habony
Yücel Binay
Athanasios K. Petridis
Martin Scholz
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1466-2

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