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hiv virus Nov 7, 2012 please answer my question. can hiv pass thru skin in closed fracture of wrist ???does insertion of plate or screw in scaphoid fracture increase the chance of hiv passing thru overlying skin after healing???does surgery or avascular necrosis of scaphoid increases the permeability of overlying skin to hiv even after healing take place |
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 None of these are factors in HIV transmission. Virus lives at point A. Susceptible person in at point B. Getting from A to B requires exposure. With intact skin, regardless of the hardware underneath, there is not A to B. DW | ||||||||
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