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This chapter gives an account of the classifications, epidemiology, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, radiological features, and treatment including treatment of chronic forms of the disease.

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    K. Mohan Iyer

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  1. Formerly Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    K. Mohan Iyer

  2. Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

    Wasim S. Khan

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Iyer, K.M. (2019). Infection. In: Iyer, K., Khan, W. (eds) General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15089-1_4

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