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CORR Insights™: High Infection Rate Outcomes in Long-bone Tumor Surgery with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Adults: A Systematic Review

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Room A-342, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    John H. Healey MD

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This CORR Insights™ is a commentary on the article “High Infection Rate Outcomes in Long-bone Tumor Surgery with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Adults: A Systematic Review” by Racano and colleagues available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-013-2842-9.

The author certifies that he, or a member of his or her immediate family, has no funding or commercial associations (eg, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article. The author is the President of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the sponsor of the Parity clinical trial referred to in this commentary, and a coauthor of an article referenced that describes the methodology for developing that trial.

All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request.

This CORR Insights™ comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2842-9

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Healey, J.H. CORR Insights™: High Infection Rate Outcomes in Long-bone Tumor Surgery with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Adults: A Systematic Review. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 2028–2029 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-2893-y

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