The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 448-453 , April 2009

Patterns of Knee Osteoarthritis in Arabian and American Knees

  • W. Andrew Hodge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Mobility and Longevity, West Palm Beach, Florida
    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: W. Andrew Hodge, MD, Institute for Mobility and Longevity, PO Box 248, Palm Beach, FL 33480-0248.
    • ,
  • Melinda K. Harman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Mobility and Longevity, West Palm Beach, Florida
    • ,
  • Scott A. Banks, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Mobility and Longevity, West Palm Beach, Florida
    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Received 6 October 2006 ,Accepted 17 December 2007.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.12.012

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 448-453 , April 2009

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