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Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Reply to comment by Al-Naser

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Kumar, S. Are drains required following a routine primary total joint arthroplasty? Reply to comment by Al-Naser. International Orthopaedics (SICO 32, 721 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-007-0499-2

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