The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 735-740 , August 2010

Learning Curve With Minimally Invasive Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Received 10 November 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2009.

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 This research was conducted by the Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute and was made possible, in part, by general research funding provided by the Inova Health System and by a cooperative agreement that was awarded and administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, under contract number W81XWH-05-2-0079.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.05.011

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 735-740 , August 2010

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