Orthopaedics and Trauma
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 175-179 , June 2009

Biofilm and orthopaedic practice: the world of microbes in a world of implants

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doi: 10.1016/j.mporth.2009.02.002

Orthopaedics and Trauma
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 175-179 , June 2009

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