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Less gap imbalance with restricted kinematic alignment than with mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty: simulations on 3-D bone models created from CT-scans

William BlakeneyDepartment of Surgery, CIUSSS-de-L’Est-de-L’Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada; ;Department of Surgery, Albany Health Campus, Albany, Australia;
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Yann BeaulieuDepartment of Surgery, CIUSSS-de-L’Est-de-L’Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada;
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Marc-Olivier KissDepartment of Surgery, CIUSSS-de-L’Est-de-L’Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada; ;Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada;
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Charles RivièreAdult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, MSK-Lab—Imperial College London, London, UK
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Pascal-André VendittoliDepartment of Surgery, CIUSSS-de-L’Est-de-L’Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada; ;Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 602-609 | Published online: 15 Oct 2019

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