Hydrogen Peroxide Wound Irrigation in Orthopaedic Surgery

Lu, Min; Hansen, Erik Nathan

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Hydrogen Peroxide Wound Irrigation in Orthopaedic Surgery

Min Lu and Erik Nathan Hansen

Min Lu

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Erik Nathan Hansen

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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