Debridement, Antibiotics, Irrigation, and implant Retention (DAIR) is a surgical treatment protocol suitable for some patients with fracture related infection (FRI). Clinically relevant pre-clinical models of DAIR are scarce and none have been developed in large animals. Therefore, this project aimed to develop a large animal model for FRI including a DAIR approach and compare outcomes after 2 or 5 weeks of infection. Swiss Alpine sheep (Aim
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