Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , June 2008

Total Hip Arthroplasty with the Anterior Surgical Approach Using One or Two Incisions

  • Kristaps J. Keggi, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kristaps J. Keggi, MD, Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation, 1579 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762.
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  • Lee Eric Rubin, MD

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 The authors acknowledge research support from the Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation in completing this manuscript. No funding for either author was directly obtained from industry sources related to the findings of this article.

PII: S1045-4527(08)00012-6

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2008.02.003

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , June 2008

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