The antibiotic bead pouch – a useful technique for temporary soft tissue coverage, infection prevention and therapy in trauma surgery

Rupp, Markus; Walter, Nike; Szymski, Dominik; Taeger, Christian; Langer, Martin Franz; Alt, Volker

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-8-165-2023

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The antibiotic bead pouch – a useful technique for temporary soft tissue coverage, infection prevention and therapy in trauma surgery

Markus Rupp, Nike Walter, Dominik Szymski, Christian Taeger, Martin Franz Langer, and Volker Alt

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