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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-08-2016 | Editorial

Alignment in total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Roland Becker, Reha Tandogan, Bruno Violante

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 8/2016

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The alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been discussed of being an important factor to prevent early implant failure for many years [11]. …

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Title: Alignment in total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Roland Becker
Reha Tandogan
Bruno Violante
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4247-2

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