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Research Article

Correction of axial and rotational alignment after medial and lateral releases during balanced gap TKA

A clinical study of 54 patients

Petra J C Heesterbeek Department of Research, Development and EducationCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ate B Wymenga Department of Orthopaedics, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Pages 347-353 | Received 03 Aug 2009, Accepted 09 Nov 2009, Published online: 07 May 2010

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