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Gap configuration and anteroposterior leg axis after sequential medial ligament release in rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty

Christian Luring Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Hannover, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Holger Bäthis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Hannover, Germany
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Tobias Hüfner Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Christian Grauvogel Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Hannover, Germany
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Lars Perlick Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Hannover, Germany
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Joachim Grifka Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Hannover, Germany
Pages 149-155 | Received 12 Nov 2004, Accepted 24 Feb 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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