Defensive antibacterial coating (DAC) hydrogel with gentamycin and vancomycin for the therapy of achilles tendon infection after surgical repair without massive soft-tissue defect. Results in 8 cases
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2023-0022 | Journal eISSN: 1732-2693
Language: English
Page range: 176 - 181
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2023
Published on: Dec 31, 2023
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