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Original Article

Knee deformity in rheumatoid arthritis is closely correlated with generalized osteoporosis

Takahide KikkawaDepartment of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-machi 36-1, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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Toru OkanoDepartment of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-machi 36-1, Yonago 683-8504, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hiroshi HaginoRehabilitation Division, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Tottori 683-8504, Japan
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Ryoji OtsukiDepartment of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-machi 36-1, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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Hiroshi KatagiriDepartment of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-machi 36-1, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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Ryota TeshimaDepartment of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-machi 36-1, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
Pages 45-51 | Received 06 Jun 2007, Accepted 10 Oct 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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