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Research Article

Metal-backed versus all-polyethylene tibial components in primary total knee arthroplasty

A meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Tao ChengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
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Guoyou ZhangDepartment of Hand and Plastic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China;Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Xianlong ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, ShanghaiCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 589-595 | Received 29 Sep 2010, Accepted 31 May 2011, Published online: 24 Nov 2011

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