Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 170-174 , September 2007

Pathophysiology of Osteonecrosis

  • Henry J. Mankin, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2007.06.002

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 170-174 , September 2007

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