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Research Article

Evidence-based orthopedics and the myth of restoring the anatomy

Stig BrorsonCentre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 505-506 | Published online: 23 Apr 2021

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