Total knee arthroplasty: Limb length discrepancy and functional outcome
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Functional Outcome Study in Total Knee Arthroplasty
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-5413
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.65159