The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 541-546 , June 2010

Clinical Outcomes After Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Comparison to Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty and Healthy Controls

  • Joseph A Zeni Jr, PT, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joseph Zeni, Jr, PT, PhD, University of Delaware Department of Physical Therapy 301 McKinly Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716.
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  • Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, FAPTA

Received 6 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 February 2009.

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 Funds were received from NIH (National Institutes of Health).

PII: S0883-5403(09)00064-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.02.016

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 541-546 , June 2010

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