Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 6, issue 5
Articles | Volume 6, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-151-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-151-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 5
Original full-length article
 | 
28 Apr 2021
Original full-length article |  | 28 Apr 2021

A retrospective cohort study comparing clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilisation in patients undergoing surgery for osteomyelitis in England: a case for reorganising orthopaedic infection services

Jamie Ferguson, Myriam Alexander, Stuart Bruce, Matthew O'Connell, Sue Beecroft, and Martin McNally

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