A systematic review and meta-analysis of 21,000 knee arthroplasties

1Department of Orthopaedics, Bio Imaging Group, Leiden University Medical Center; 2Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, TU Delft; 3Walaeus Library and 4Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Leiden University Medical Center; 5Academic Medical Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam; 6Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Correspondence: b.g.c.w.pijls@lumc.nl Submitted 12-02-29. Accepted 12-09-04

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