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Comment on Kumar et al.: Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty?

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Al-Naser, S. Comment on Kumar et al.: Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty?. International Orthopaedics (SICO 32, 719 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-007-0497-4

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