Septic nonunion of the distal tibia in a sickle cell disease patient: a case report

Victor Ogutu, Jackson Kakooza, Jacob Emmanuel Ewocho, Samuel Mugabe, Catherine Lewis

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DOI: 10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469
Published: 2026-04-06
Container: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469,
  title = {Septic nonunion of the distal tibia in a sickle cell disease patient: a case report},
  author = {Victor Ogutu and Jackson Kakooza and Jacob Emmanuel Ewocho and Samuel Mugabe and Catherine Lewis},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal of Surgery Case Reports},
  doi = {10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Septic nonunion of the distal tibia in a sickle cell disease patient: a case report
AU  - Victor Ogutu
AU  - Jackson Kakooza
AU  - Jacob Emmanuel Ewocho
AU  - Samuel Mugabe
AU  - Catherine Lewis
PY  - 2026
JO  - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
DO  - 10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469
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APA

Ogutu, V., Kakooza, J., Ewocho, J. E., Mugabe, S., & Lewis, C. (2026). Septic nonunion of the distal tibia in a sickle cell disease patient: a case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1097/rc9.0000000000000469

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