Instability following Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Diagnosis, Causes and Treatments of Instability Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
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عنوان ژورنال: HSS Journal®: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1556-3316,1556-3324
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-011-9217-0