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Prosthetics and Orthotics

Reliability, concurrent validity and minimal detectable change of the L test in patients with total knee arthroplasty

Ertugrul Yuksela Graduate School of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Balçova- Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Musa Eymirb School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Balçova- Izmir, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-9583
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Bayram Unverb School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Balçova- Izmir, Turkey
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Vasfi Karatosunc Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Balçova- Izmir, Turkey
Pages 3714-3718 | Received 09 May 2020, Accepted 31 Dec 2020, Published online: 15 Jan 2021

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