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Letter to the editor concerning “Effect of continuous passive motion on the early recovery outcomes after total knee arthroplasty”

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  1. The Third People’s Hospital of Yuhang District, Yangshanwan Road 8#, Hangzhou, 311115, Zhejiang, China

    Yu-ming Yao

  2. Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Shangtang Road 158#, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China

    Di Zhu

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Yao, Ym., Zhu, D. Letter to the editor concerning “Effect of continuous passive motion on the early recovery outcomes after total knee arthroplasty”. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 46, 1901–1902 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-022-05450-w

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