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Original papers

Local anesthetics after total knee arthroplasty: intraarticular or extraarticular administration? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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Pages 800-805 | Received 28 Oct 2007, Accepted 06 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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