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Response to “Letter to the editor on “Fixation of patella fractures with metallic implants is associated with a significantly higher risk of complications and re-operations than non-metallic implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis””

By Gao Y, Wu H. (2023) Int Orthop.;47(7):1879–1880. doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-05815-9

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  1. Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Unit, AOU Sant’Andrea La Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1038, 00189, Rome, Italy

    Edoardo Monaco, Andrea Del Duca, Alessandro Carrozzo & Andrea Ferretti

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Silvia Cardarelli

  3. Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy

    Fabio Marzilli

  4. AZBSC Orthopedics, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

    Adnan Saithna

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Monaco, E., Del Duca, A., Cardarelli, S. et al. Response to “Letter to the editor on “Fixation of patella fractures with metallic implants is associated with a significantly higher risk of complications and re-operations than non-metallic implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis””. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 47, 2621–2622 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05910-x

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