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Comment
. 2023 Jul;47(7):1879-1880.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-05815-9. Epub 2023 Apr 26.

Letter to the editor on "Fixation of patella fractures with metallic implants is associated with a significantly higher risk of complications and re-operations than non-metallic implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

Yijie Gao  1 , Hao Wu  2
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Letter to the editor on "Fixation of patella fractures with metallic implants is associated with a significantly higher risk of complications and re-operations than non-metallic implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

Yijie Gao et al. Int Orthop. 2023 Jul.
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