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Knee pain relief with genicular nerve blockage in two brain injured patients with heterotopic ossification

Emre AdiguzelDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey and Correspondence[email protected]
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Ayça UranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey and
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Serdar KesikburunDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey and
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Özlem KöroğluPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Elazığ Military Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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Yasin DemirDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey and
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Evren YaşarDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey and
Pages 1736-1739 | Received 18 Feb 2015, Accepted 18 Jul 2015, Published online: 19 Oct 2015

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