It is time for a unified definition of native vertebral osteomyelitis: a framework proposal

Petri, Francesco; Mahmoud, Omar; El Zein, Said; Nassr, Ahmad; Freedman, Brett A.; Verdoorn, Jared T.; Tande, Aaron J.; Berbari, Elie F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-173-2024

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It is time for a unified definition of native vertebral osteomyelitis: a framework proposal

Francesco Petri, Omar Mahmoud, Said El Zein, Ahmad Nassr, Brett A. Freedman, Jared T. Verdoorn, Aaron J. Tande, and Elie F. Berbari

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