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Letter to the Editor: Fibroxanthoma: A Complication of a Biodegradable Screw

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  1. Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, L25, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Thomas W. Bauer MD, PhD

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(Re: Sadat-Ali M, Azzam Q, Bluwl M, Al-Umran AS. Case report: fibroxanthoma: a complication of a biodegradable screw. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2010;468:2284–2287.)

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Bauer, T.W. Letter to the Editor: Fibroxanthoma: A Complication of a Biodegradable Screw. Clin Orthop Relat Res 469, 300–301 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1601-4

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