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Pathologic Clavicle Fracture Secondary to Propionibacterium acnes Abscess: Case Report and Review of Literature

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  1. The CORE Institute, 10494 W. Thunderbird Blvd, Sun City, AZ, 85351, USA

    Robert Andrew Ravinsky

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Toronto, 149 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1PS, Canada

    Amit Anand

  3. The Banner Core Center, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, 1111 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, USA

    Michael David McKee

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Concepts and design: MM, RR. Literature search: RR. Data acquisition: RR. Manuscript preparation: RR, AA. Manuscript editing: RR, AA. Manuscript review: MM, RR, AA. Guarantor: AA.

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Ravinsky, R.A., Anand, A. & McKee, M.D. Pathologic Clavicle Fracture Secondary to Propionibacterium acnes Abscess: Case Report and Review of Literature. JOIO 55 (Suppl 1), 273–276 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00042-5

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