The Classification of Long Bone Osteomyelitis: A Systemic Review of the Literature

Hotchen, Andrew J.; McNally, Martin A.; Sendi, Parham

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The Classification of Long Bone Osteomyelitis: A Systemic Review of the Literature

Andrew J. Hotchen, Martin A. McNally, and Parham Sendi

Andrew J. Hotchen

Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK;

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK;

Martin A. McNally

Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK;

Parham Sendi

Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK;

Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;

Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland;

Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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