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Letter to editor “Risk factors for aseptic loosening in complex revision total knee arthroplasty using rotating hinge implants”

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Aliyev, O., Demirkıran, C.B., Yıldız, F. et al. Letter to editor “Risk factors for aseptic loosening in complex revision total knee arthroplasty using rotating hinge implants”. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 45, 801–802 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-021-04946-1

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