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. 2022 Apr 1;480(4):732-734.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002112.

CORR Insights®: What Are the Risk Factors for Mechanical Failure and Loosening of a Transfemoral Osseointegrated Implant System in Patients with a Lower-limb Amputation?

Benjamin K Potter  1
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CORR Insights®: What Are the Risk Factors for Mechanical Failure and Loosening of a Transfemoral Osseointegrated Implant System in Patients with a Lower-limb Amputation?

Benjamin K Potter. Clin Orthop Relat Res. .
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