Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Reply to comment by Al-Naser
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0499-2