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. 2017 Jul;475(7):1816-1818.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-017-5233-9. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

CORR Insights®: Racial Disparities in Above-knee Amputations after TKA: A National Database Study

Paul J Dougherty  1
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CORR Insights®: Racial Disparities in Above-knee Amputations after TKA: A National Database Study

Paul J Dougherty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jul.
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