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Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement (cont.)

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Author: B Sonny Bal, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine

Editors: William O Shaffer, MD, Associate Professor & Residency Director, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kentucky at Lexington; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com


Last Editorial Review: 3/20/2007

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