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Review
. 2004 Nov 20;329(7476):1220-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1220.

The orthopaedic approach to managing osteoarthritis of the knee

Sam Gidwani  1 , Adrian Fairbank
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Review

The orthopaedic approach to managing osteoarthritis of the knee

Sam Gidwani et al. BMJ. .
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Preoperative and postoperative radiographs of a varus knee with medial compartment osteoarthritis before and after opening wedge tibial osteotomy
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Preoperative and postoperative radiographs of a varus knee with medial compartment osteoarthritis before and after opening wedge tibial osteotomy
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Unicompartmental knee replacement in a patient with medial compartment osteoarthritis (varus deformity corrected)
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Unicompartmental knee replacement in a patient with medial compartment osteoarthritis (varus deformity corrected)
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Unicompartmental knee replacement in a patient with medial compartment osteoarthritis (varus deformity corrected)
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Unicompartmental knee replacement in a patient with medial compartment osteoarthritis (varus deformity corrected)
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Posterior stabilised total knee replacement, with resurfacing of patella
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Posterior stabilised total knee replacement, with resurfacing of patella
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Posterior stabilised total knee replacement, with resurfacing of patella
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Posterior stabilised total knee replacement, with resurfacing of patella
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