Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 421-425 , September 2010

Nail Puncture Wound Through a Rubber-Soled Shoe: A Retrospective Study of 96 Adult Patients

  • Guy Rubin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Orthopaedic Department, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Guy Rubin, MD, Orthopaedic Department, Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
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  • Avi Chezar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deputy chief, Orthopaedic Department, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel
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  • Raul Raz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Infectious Disease Unit, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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  • Nimrod Rozen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Orthopaedic Department, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00272-3

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.06.017

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 421-425 , September 2010

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