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February 14, 2014International OrthopaedicsOpen Access

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the additional benefit of local prophylactic antibiotic therapy for infection rates in open tibia fractures treated with intramedullary nailing

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JCJoyce CraigLeeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation TrustTFThomas FuchsHeidelberg UniversityMJMichelle JenksUniversity of York

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Craig et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6cc628f44fa9f079db60d6https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-014-2293-2
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