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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular injection versus hyaluronic acid viscosupplementation as treatments for cartilage pathology: from early degeneration to osteoarthritis.
|
Arthroscopy
|
2011
|
2.61
|
|
2
|
Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular knee injections for the treatment of degenerative cartilage lesions and osteoarthritis.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2010
|
2.34
|
|
3
|
The effect of age, weight, and lifestyle factors on calcaneal quantitative ultrasound: the ESOPO study.
|
Osteoporos Int
|
2003
|
2.22
|
|
4
|
Platelet-rich plasma: intra-articular knee injections produced favorable results on degenerative cartilage lesions.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2009
|
1.93
|
|
5
|
Gender medicine: a task for the third millennium.
|
Clin Chem Lab Med
|
2013
|
1.78
|
|
6
|
Scenery of Staphylococcus implant infections in orthopedics.
|
Future Microbiol
|
2011
|
1.73
|
|
7
|
The stability of the cemented tibial component of total knee arthroplasty: posterior cruciate-retaining versus posterior-stabilized design.
|
J Arthroplasty
|
2004
|
1.64
|
|
8
|
High prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in post-menopausal women receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy: a cross-sectional outpatient study.
|
Bone
|
2006
|
1.51
|
|
9
|
To what extent does leg length discrepancy impair motor activity in patients after total hip arthroplasty?
|
Int Orthop
|
2009
|
1.49
|
|
10
|
Osteoporotic pertrochanteric fractures can be successfully treated with external fixation.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2005
|
1.40
|
|
11
|
Combined percutaneous internal and external fixation of type-C tibial plafond fractures. A review of twenty-two cases.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2002
|
1.39
|
|
12
|
Osteochondral lesions of the knee: a new one-step repair technique with bone-marrow-derived cells.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2010
|
1.30
|
|
13
|
Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study.
|
J Orthop Traumatol
|
2010
|
1.16
|
|
14
|
State of the art review: techniques to avoid pin loosening and infection in external fixation.
|
J Orthop Trauma
|
2002
|
1.14
|
|
15
|
Sagittal segmental alignment as predictor of adjacent-level degeneration after a cloward procedure.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2011
|
1.13
|
|
16
|
Physical disability and depressive symptomatology in an elderly population: a complex relationship. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA).
|
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
|
2009
|
1.12
|
|
17
|
In vivo kinematics and kinetics of a bi-cruciate substituting total knee arthroplasty: a combined fluoroscopic and gait analysis study.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2009
|
1.11
|
|
18
|
Dynamic hip screw compared with external fixation for treatment of osteoporotic pertrochanteric fractures. A prospective, randomized study.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2005
|
1.10
|
|
19
|
Fat-free mass and fat mass reference values by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a 20-80 year-old Italian population.
|
Clin Nutr
|
2008
|
1.07
|
|
20
|
Femoral rollback of cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee replacements: in vivo fluoroscopic analysis during activities of daily living.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2006
|
1.07
|
|
21
|
Aseptic forearm nonunions treated by plate and opposite fibular autograft strut.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
22
|
Alignment deviation between bone resection and final implant positioning in computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2008
|
1.03
|
|
23
|
Effects of an adapted physical activity program in a group of elderly subjects with flexed posture: clinical and instrumental assessment.
|
J Neuroeng Rehabil
|
2008
|
1.02
|
|
24
|
Efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma versus hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis.
|
Orthopedics
|
2013
|
1.00
|
|
25
|
Determinants of bone turnover markers in healthy premenopausal women.
|
Calcif Tissue Int
|
2008
|
0.99
|
|
26
|
Alendronate improves screw fixation in osteoporotic bone.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2007
|
0.98
|
|
27
|
Prevalence of sarcopenia based on different diagnostic criteria using DEXA and appendicular skeletal muscle mass reference values in an Italian population aged 20 to 80.
|
J Am Med Dir Assoc
|
2013
|
0.98
|
|
28
|
Does ion release differ between hip resurfacing and metal-on-metal THA?
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2008
|
0.97
|
|
29
|
Mobility of the human ankle and the design of total ankle replacement.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2004
|
0.97
|
|
30
|
Vitamin K, vertebral fractures, vascular calcifications, and mortality: VItamin K Italian (VIKI) dialysis study.
|
J Bone Miner Res
|
2012
|
0.97
|
|
31
|
Mutations in the insulin-like factor 3 receptor are associated with osteoporosis.
|
J Bone Miner Res
|
2008
|
0.96
|
|
32
|
Matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation for cartilage regeneration in osteoarthritic knees: results and failures at midterm follow-up.
|
Am J Sports Med
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
33
|
Effects of biophysical stimulation in patients undergoing arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: prospective, randomized and double blind study.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2008
|
0.95
|
|
34
|
Arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation in osteochondral lesions of the talus: mid-term T2-mapping MRI evaluation.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2011
|
0.95
|
|
35
|
Advance in the treatment of aneurysmal bone cyst of the sacrum.
|
Skeletal Radiol
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
36
|
Regenerative treatment in osteochondral lesions of the talus: autologous chondrocyte implantation versus one-step bone marrow derived cells transplantation.
|
Int Orthop
|
2015
|
0.93
|
|
37
|
Prevalence of vertebral fractures, vascular calcifications, and mortality in warfarin treated hemodialysis patients.
|
Curr Vasc Pharmacol
|
2015
|
0.93
|
|
38
|
Mesenchymal stem cells and platelet lysate in fibrin or collagen scaffold promote non-cemented hip prosthesis integration.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
39
|
Osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee.
|
J Knee Surg
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
40
|
Physical activity monitoring in obese people in the real life environment.
|
J Neuroeng Rehabil
|
2009
|
0.91
|
|
41
|
One-step arthroscopic technique for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the knee with bone-marrow-derived cells: three years results.
|
Musculoskelet Surg
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
42
|
Congenital hip dysplasia treated by total hip arthroplasty using cementless tapered stem in patients younger than 50 years old: results after 12-years follow-up.
|
J Orthop Traumatol
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
43
|
Autologous chondrocyte implantation in the knee joint: open compared with arthroscopic technique. Comparison at a minimum follow-up of five years.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
44
|
Intra- and post-operative accuracy assessments of two different patient-specific instrumentation systems for total knee replacement.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
45
|
Muscle activity around the knee and gait performance in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty patients: a comparative study on fixed- and mobile-bearing designs.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
46
|
Partial ACL tears: anatomic reconstruction versus nonanatomic augmentation surgery.
|
Orthopedics
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
47
|
Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy: an attractive therapeutic option for elderly patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
|
Nucl Med Commun
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
48
|
Validation of the angular measurements of a new inertial-measurement-unit based rehabilitation system: comparison with state-of-the-art gait analysis.
|
J Neuroeng Rehabil
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
49
|
The use of iliac stem prosthesis for acetabular defects following resections for periacetabular tumors.
|
ScientificWorldJournal
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
50
|
Diagnosis of flexible flatfoot in children: a systematic clinical approach.
|
Orthopedics
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
51
|
Role of passive structures in the mobility and stability of the human subtalar joint: a literature review.
|
Foot Ankle Int
|
2003
|
0.86
|
|
52
|
A prospective multi-centre, open study of the safety and efficacy of hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc) in patients with symptomatic ankle (talo-crural) osteoarthritis.
|
Foot Ankle Surg
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
How to treat osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: surgical techniques and new trends: AAOS exhibit selection.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
54
|
Nonoperative treatment of closed displaced midshaft clavicle fractures.
|
J Orthop Traumatol
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
55
|
"One-step" bone marrow-derived cells transplantation and joint debridement for osteochondral lesions of the talus in ankle osteoarthritis: clinical and radiological outcomes at 36 months.
|
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
|
2015
|
0.84
|
|
56
|
Clinical and biomechanical assessment of patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty.
|
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon)
|
2006
|
0.84
|
|
57
|
Protein kinase B/AKT isoform 2 drives migration of human mesenchymal stem cells.
|
Int J Oncol
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
58
|
Migration of cemented stem and restrictor after total hip arthroplasty: a radiostereometry study of 25 patients with Lubinus SP II stem.
|
J Arthroplasty
|
2005
|
0.84
|
|
59
|
Efficient isolation and enrichment of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow.
|
Cytotherapy
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
60
|
Bone disease in primary hypercalciuria.
|
Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
61
|
A biomechanical and histological analysis of standard versus hydroxyapatite-coated pins for external fixation.
|
J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
62
|
The posterior iliac crest outperforms the anterior iliac crest when obtaining mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
63
|
"One step" treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans in the knee: clinical results and T2 mapping characterization.
|
Orthop Clin North Am
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
64
|
Histological, histomorphometric and microtomographic analyses of retrieval hip resurfacing arthroplasty failed at different times.
|
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
65
|
Percutaneous and minimally invasive techniques of Achilles tendon repair.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
66
|
Biomechanics of the natural, arthritic, and replaced human ankle joint.
|
J Foot Ankle Res
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
67
|
Hydroxyapatite-coated external fixation pins.
|
Expert Rev Med Devices
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
68
|
Position of the prosthesis components in total ankle replacement and the effect on motion at the replaced joint.
|
Int Orthop
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
69
|
Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy.
|
Biomed Pharmacother
|
2006
|
0.81
|
|
70
|
HA-coated screws decrease the incidence of fixation failure in osteoporotic trochanteric fractures.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
71
|
Preventing osteoporotic fractures with bisphosphonates: a review of the efficacy and tolerability.
|
Aging Clin Exp Res
|
2003
|
0.81
|
|
72
|
Three-dimensional implant position and orientation after total knee replacement performed with patient-specific instrumentation systems.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
73
|
A prospective, randomised, controlled trial using a Mg-hydroxyapatite - demineralized bone matrix nanocomposite in tibial osteotomy.
|
Biomaterials
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
74
|
Subcutaneous injection of diclofenac for the treatment of pain following minor orthopedic surgery (DIRECT study): a randomized trial.
|
Pain Pract
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
75
|
Limb fat-free mass and fat mass reference values by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a 20-80 year-old Italian population.
|
Clin Nutr
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
76
|
Foot and lower limb diseases in runners: assessment of risk factors.
|
J Sports Sci Med
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
77
|
Functional recovery after hip resurfacing and rehabilitation.
|
J Sport Rehabil
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
78
|
Viscosupplementation for grade II osteoarthritis of the ankle: a prospective study at 18 months' follow-up.
|
Chir Organi Mov
|
2008
|
0.80
|
|
79
|
Improvement of the bone-screw interface strength with hydroxyapatite-coated and titanium-coated AO/ASIF cortical screws.
|
J Orthop Trauma
|
2002
|
0.80
|
|
80
|
Ultrastructural analysis of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells during in vitro osteogenesis and chondrogenesis.
|
Microsc Res Tech
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
81
|
Fixation strength of tapered versus bicylindrical hydroxyapatite-coated external fixation pins: an animal study.
|
J Biomed Mater Res
|
2002
|
0.80
|
|
82
|
Autograft, allograft and bone substitutes in reconstructive orthopedic surgery.
|
Aging Clin Exp Res
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
83
|
Combined arthroscopic treatment of tibial plateau and intercondylar eminence avulsion fractures.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
84
|
In-vivo knee kinematics in rotationally unconstrained total knee arthroplasty.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
85
|
Total hip arthroplasty in developmental hip dysplasia using cementless tapered stem. Results after a minimum 10-year follow-up.
|
Hip Int
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
86
|
Early radial head excision for displaced and comminuted radial head fractures: considerations and concerns at long-term follow-up.
|
J Orthop Trauma
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
87
|
Long-term proton pump inhibitor use is associated with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study using propensity score analysis.
|
Drug Saf
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
88
|
Subchondral bone regenerative effect of two different biomaterials in the same patient.
|
Case Rep Orthop
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
89
|
Navigation-assisted total knee arthroplasty in knees with osteoarthritis due to extra-articular deformity.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
90
|
Foot overuse diseases in rock climbing: an epidemiologic study.
|
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
91
|
Resurrection of hip resurfacing: what is the evidence?
|
Expert Rev Med Devices
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
92
|
A rapid method for obtaining mesenchymal stem cells and platelets from bone marrow aspirate.
|
J Tissue Eng Regen Med
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
93
|
Do ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing differ from those in metal-on-metal THA at long-term followup?
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
94
|
Changes in spino-pelvic alignment after surgical treatment of high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis by a posterior approach: a report of 41 cases.
|
Eur Spine J
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
95
|
Bisphosphonates decrease telomerase activity and hTERT expression in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
|
Mol Cell Endocrinol
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
96
|
Arthroscopic treatment of ankle anterior bony impingement: the long-term clinical outcome.
|
Foot Ankle Int
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
97
|
Scaffolds for cartilage repair of the ankle joint: The impact on surgical practice.
|
Foot Ankle Surg
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
98
|
Anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using distally inserted doubled hamstrings tendons.
|
Orthopedics
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
99
|
High prevalence of vertebral fractures assessed by quantitative morphometry in hemodialysis patients, strongly associated with vascular calcifications.
|
Calcif Tissue Int
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
100
|
Does patient sex influence cartilage surgery outcome? Analysis of results at 5-year follow-up in a large cohort of patients treated with Matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation.
|
Am J Sports Med
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
101
|
Ankle bipolar fresh osteochondral allograft survivorship and integration: transplanted tissue genetic typing and phenotypic characteristics.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
102
|
Effect of oral vitamin D2 yearly bolus on hip fracture risk in elderly women: a community primary prevention study.
|
Aging Clin Exp Res
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
103
|
Trunk and lower limb fat mass evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in a 20- to 80-year-old healthy Italian population.
|
Ann Nutr Metab
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
104
|
Fracture healing and drug therapies in osteoporosis.
|
Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab
|
2009
|
0.76
|
|
105
|
Clinicoradiographic assessment of flexible flatfoot in children.
|
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
106
|
Kinematics of the three components of a total ankle replacement: in vivo fluoroscopic analysis.
|
Foot Ankle Int
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
107
|
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with vitamin D receptor polymorphism and bone density after renal transplantation.
|
Biomed Pharmacother
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
108
|
Functional outcome of meniscal-bearing total ankle replacement: a gait analysis study.
|
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
109
|
Densitometric threshold and vertebral fractures in heart transplant patients.
|
Transplantation
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
110
|
Gait analysis with an integrated system for functional assessment of talocalcaneal coalition.
|
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
|
2006
|
0.76
|
|
111
|
Three-dimensional patellar motion at the natural knee during passive flexion/extension. An in vitro study.
|
J Orthop Res
|
2009
|
0.76
|
|
112
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Conservative versus surgical treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta: a retrospective analysis of 29 patients.
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Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab
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2012
|
0.75
|
|
113
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Bone disease in patients with primary hypercalciuria and calcium nephrolithiasis.
|
Urology
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
114
|
Hip Resurfacing Implants.
|
Orthopedics
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
115
|
Bone mineral density of the proximal femur recovers after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing.
|
Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
116
|
The initiative on hip fractures of the Veneto Region.
|
Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
117
|
The effect of risedronate on osteogenic lineage is mediated by cyclooxygenase-2 gene upregulation.
|
Arthritis Res Ther
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
118
|
Technique tip: a technique for harvesting corticocancellous bone grafts from the proximal tibia.
|
Foot Ankle Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
119
|
Silvano Adami.
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J Bone Miner Res
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2016
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0.75
|
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120
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Allograft salvage procedure in multiple-revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Am J Sports Med
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
121
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Diagnostic pathways of the complex patients: rapid intensive observation in an Acute Medical Unit.
|
Intern Emerg Med
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
122
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[Fever of unknown origin and monoclonal gammapathy with unclear significance. Report of 2 cases with different pathology and clinical course].
|
Ann Ital Med Int
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
123
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Over-the-Top Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Single- or Double-Strand Hamstrings Autograft.
|
Orthopedics
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
124
|
The relationship between the Spine Deformity Index, biochemical parameters of bone metabolism and vascular calcifications: results from the Epidemiological VERtebral FRACtures iTalian Study (EVERFRACT) in dialysis patients.
|
Clin Chem Lab Med
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
125
|
Unusual supero-medial iliac fatigue stress fracture.
|
Skeletal Radiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
126
|
Early migration of the cemented tibial component of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a radiostereometry study.
|
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
127
|
Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Achilles Tendon LesionsReview of the Literature and Proposal of a New Classification.
|
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
128
|
Rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon in a closed ankle fracture: a case report.
|
Chir Organi Mov
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
129
|
Effect of acetabular cup design on metal ion release in two designs of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing.
|
J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
130
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Effect of electric current stimulation in combination with external fixator on bone healing in a sheep fracture model.
|
Vet Ital
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
131
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Plate fixation with hydroxyapatite-coated screws: a comparative loaded study.
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Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
132
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Fixation of HA-coated unicortical locking screws in a sheep gap model: a comparative biomechanical study.
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J Orthop Trauma
|
2008
|
0.75
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