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Knee

No effect of fibrin sealant on drain output or functional recovery following simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Christian SkovgaardDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital;The Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee ArthroplastyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bente HolmThe Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
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Anders TroelsenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital
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Troels H LunnThe Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty;Department of Anaesthesiology, Hvidovre Hospital
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Lissi Gaarn-LarsenThe Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
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Henrik KehletThe Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty;Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Denmark.
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Henrik HustedDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital;The Lundbeck Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
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Pages 153-158 | Received 21 Jul 2012, Accepted 04 Oct 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2013

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