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. 2014 May;96(4):316-7.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.4.316a.

Infrapatellar fat pad: an aid in revision total knee arthroplasty

A Mehra  1 , Z Morison
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Infrapatellar fat pad: an aid in revision total knee arthroplasty

A Mehra et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 May.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fat pad separating patellar tendon and scar tissue
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pointer showing scar tissue
Figure 3
Figure 3
Pointer showing patellar tendon
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