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Early functional outcome after subvastus or parapatellar approach in knee arthroplasty is comparable

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    Gayle D. Maffulli, Stephen Bridgman & Nicola Maffulli

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Maffulli, G.D., Bridgman, S. & Maffulli, N. Early functional outcome after subvastus or parapatellar approach in knee arthroplasty is comparable. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 20, 1883–1884 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1810-8

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