Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 183-186 , September 2009

Patella Baja After Knee Arthroplasty Surgery. Is It Really Patella Baja?

  • Ronald P. Grelsamer, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ronald P. Grelsamer, MD, Patellofemoral Reconstruction, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Box 1188, 5 E 98th Str, New York, NY 10029

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2009.09.007

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 183-186 , September 2009

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