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Improvements to a method for determining leg length following total hip arthroplasty

Toni WendlerCentre for Research on Muscoskeletal Systems, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; ;Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Martin HeilemannCentre for Research on Muscoskeletal Systems, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; ;Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany;
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Ronny GrunertFraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Dresden, Germany; ;Department of Neurosurgery, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany;
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Robert MöbiusCentre for Research on Muscoskeletal Systems, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; ;Department of Neurosurgery, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany;
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Michael SchmidtCentre for Research on Muscoskeletal Systems, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-6992
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Stefan SchleifenbaumCentre for Research on Muscoskeletal Systems, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; ;Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany;
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Torsten PrietzelDepartment of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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Pages 69-75 | Received 17 Oct 2019, Accepted 26 Jan 2020, Published online: 20 Feb 2020

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