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Hardware Removal Surgeons Beware
Editor's Choice Foot and Ankle Hand and Wrist Infection Pediatrics Sports Medicine Trauma

Hardware Removal: Surgeons Beware 

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 OrthoBuzz

The removal of metal fixation devices (hardware removal) is one of the 10 most frequently performed surgical procedures in orthopaedics. To the surgeon with limited experience, these procedures can appear to be straightforward and

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