Refractory Metatarsal Osteomyelitis with empirical treatment.

Asian J Surg

Department of Burn and Wound Repair, Yueqing City People's Hospital: Wenzhou Medical College Affiliated Yueqing Hospital, Yueqing County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang, 325600, China. Electronic address:

Published: October 2022

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