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Case Report: Injectable pentazocine abuse leading to necrotizing soft tissue infection and florid osteomyelitis

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  1. Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, 1200 East Broad Street, P.O. Box 980153, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA

    Colin Mudrick, Jonathan Isaacs & Jessica Frankenhoff

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Mudrick, C., Isaacs, J. & Frankenhoff, J. Case Report: Injectable pentazocine abuse leading to necrotizing soft tissue infection and florid osteomyelitis. HAND 6, 457–459 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9359-z

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