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01-02-2020 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Authors’ response to critical comments: High tibial osteotomy with modern PEEK implants is safe and leads to lower hardware removal rates when compared to conventional metal fixation: a multi-center comparison study

Authors: Mario Hevesi, Jeffrey A. Macalena, Isabella T. Wu, Christopher L. Camp, Bruce A. Levy, Elizabeth A. Arendt, Michael J. Stuart, Aaron J. Krych

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 2/2020

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Title: Authors’ response to critical comments: High tibial osteotomy with modern PEEK implants is safe and leads to lower hardware removal rates when compared to conventional metal fixation: a multi-center comparison study
Authors: Mario Hevesi
Jeffrey A. Macalena
Isabella T. Wu
Christopher L. Camp
Bruce A. Levy
Elizabeth A. Arendt
Michael J. Stuart
Aaron J. Krych
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05567-3

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