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01-02-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Low Albumin Levels, More Than Morbid Obesity, Are Associated With Complications After TKA

Authors: Fu-Shan Xue, MD, Rui-Ping Li, MD, Gao-Pu Liu, MD, Chao Sun, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 2/2016

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Letter to the Editor: Low Albumin Levels, More Than Morbid Obesity, Are Associated With Complications After TKA
Authors: Fu-Shan Xue, MD
Rui-Ping Li, MD
Gao-Pu Liu, MD
Chao Sun, MD
Publication date: 01-02-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4661-7

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