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Tibial plateau fractures: functional outcome and incidence of osteoarthritis in 125 cases

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Manidakis, N., Dosani, A., Dimitriou, R. et al. Tibial plateau fractures: functional outcome and incidence of osteoarthritis in 125 cases. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 34, 565–570 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0790-5

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