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Introduction to Musculoskeletal Infections

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Musculoskeletal infections are a common cause of disability in economically underdeveloped regions. These are a challenge to treat because of delayed presentation and limited lab and antibiotics.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah, 1275 Fairfax Rd. at Virginia St., Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA

    Jacques L. D’Astous MD, FRCS(C)

  2. Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Jacques L. D’Astous MD, FRCS(C)

  3. Trauma and Orthopaedics, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL, UK

    William James Harrison BM BCh, MA(Oxon), FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics), FCS ECSA

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  1. Jacques L. D’Astous MD, FRCS(C)
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Correspondence to Jacques L. D’Astous MD, FRCS(C) .

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    David A. Spiegel

  3. Columbus, Montana, USA

    Michelle Foltz

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D’Astous, J.L., Harrison, W.J. (2014). Introduction to Musculoskeletal Infections. In: Gosselin, R., Spiegel, D., Foltz, M. (eds) Global Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1578-7_29

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