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. 2023 Jul 24;120(29-30):501-502.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0067.

Reoperation and Complication Rates after Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery in 1 046 145 Obese Patients

Elke Jeschke, Thorsten Gehrke, Christian Günster, Karl-Dieter Heller, Hanna Leicht, Jürgen Malzahn, Fritz Uwe Niethard, Peter Schräder, Josef Zacher, Andreas M Halder

Reoperation and Complication Rates after Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery in 1 046 145 Obese Patients

Elke Jeschke et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
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