Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus which causes AIDS.

 

Relevance of HIV in orthopaedics

The topic is relevant in orthopaedics in terms of the opportunity for infection transmission to medical attendants, but also relevant in terms of the transplant of tissue from unsuspected HIV positive donors.

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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
BSc (Hons), MB BCh, MBA

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Orthopedic complications in HIV patients. Lima ALLM, Godoy AL, Oliveira PRD, Gobbi RG, de Almeida Silva C, Martino PB, Gutierre EBz, Gianna MC and Camanho GL. Rev Bras Ortop. 2009 Jan; 44(3): 186–190.

Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections among patients candidate for orthopedic trauma surgeries. Yeganeh A, Hatami N, Mahmoudi M, Boduhi B, Saidifard M and Otoukesh B. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2015; 29: 274.


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