Is human immunodeficiency virus a risk factor for the development of nonunion?—a case–control study

Abstract. Objective:. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been suggested to be associated with an increased risk of the development of nonunion after a fracture. This prospective matched case–control study in South Africa investigated common risk factors, including HIV status, that infl...

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Main Authors: Simon Matthew Graham, MBChB, MRCS, MSc, FRCS (Orth) PhD, Sithombo Maqungo, MBChB, FC Orth(SA), MMed Ortho(UCT), Maritz Laubscher, MBChB, FC Orth(SA), MMed Ortho(UCT), Nando Ferreira, BSc, MBChB, FC Orth (SA), MMed Orth, PhD, Michael Held, FC Orth(SA), MMed (UCT), MD (LMU), PhD (UCT), William James Harrison, MA(Oxon), FRCS(Tr&Orth), A. Hamish Simpson, MBChB, PhD, Peter MacPherson, MBChB, MPH, MRes, PhD, David G. Lalloo, MBChB, FRCP, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-06-01
Series:OTA International
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000251