Complications of osteotomies about the knee

Giuseppe Vena1, Stefano D'Adamio, Annunziato Amendola

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 48823, USA.

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