Accuracy of Tissue and Sonication Fluid Sampling for the Diagnosis of Fracture-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal

Onsea, Jolien; Depypere, Melissa; Govaert, Geertje; Kuehl, Richard; Vandendriessche, Thomas; Morgenstern, Mario; McNally, Martin; Trampuz, Andrej; Metsemakers, Willem-Jan

doi:https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.27840

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https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.27840

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https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.27840

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 4

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10 Aug 2018

Original full-length article |

| 10 Aug 2018

Accuracy of Tissue and Sonication Fluid Sampling for the Diagnosis of Fracture-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal

Jolien Onsea, Melissa Depypere, Geertje Govaert, Richard Kuehl, Thomas Vandendriessche, Mario Morgenstern, Martin McNally, Andrej Trampuz, and Willem-Jan Metsemakers

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