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Case reports

A case of shoulder joint Streptobacillus moniliformis septic arthritis with severe subdeltoid bursitis

Ashraf Maher FansaDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Toledo Medial Center, Toledo, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Mina TaniosDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Toledo Medial Center, Toledo, USA
&
Nabil EbraheimDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Toledo Medial Center, Toledo, USA
Pages 117-119 | Published online: 07 Oct 2014

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