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Fracture fixation in HIV-positive patients: A literature review

 

 

VS Kasipersad

MBChB; Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Correspondence

 

 

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Correspondence:
VS Kasipersad
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
Private Bag X7
Congella 4013
Tel: (031) 260-4297; Fax: (031) 260-4518
Email: viren@samedical.co.za

 

 

Presented at the Johnson&Johnson Registrar Congress, Durban, February 2009
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