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Original Articles

Peripheral snap-fit locking mechanisms and smooth surface finish of tibial trays reduce backside wear in fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty

A retrieval analysis of 102 inlays

Łukasz ŁapajDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences; Correspondence[email protected]
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Adrian MrózMetal Forming Institute;
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Paweł KokoszkaDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences;
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Jacek MarkuszewskiDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences;
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Justyna WendlandDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences;
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Celina Helak-ŁapajDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences; ;Clinical Eye Unit and Pediatric Ophtalmology Service, Heliodor Swiecicki University Hospital, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Jacek KruczyńskiDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences;
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Pages 62-69 | Received 06 Mar 2016, Accepted 31 Jul 2016, Published online: 26 Oct 2016

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