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Original Article

Polyethylene wear in unicondylar knee prostheses

106 retrieved Marmor. PCA. and St Georg tibial components compared

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Pages 247-255 | Received 24 Mar 1992, Accepted 05 Apr 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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