Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 243-247 , September 2008

Management of Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Clifford W. Colwell Jr., MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Clifford W. Colwell, MD, 11025 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 140, La Jolla, CA 92037

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2008.08.005

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 243-247 , September 2008

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