Elderly patients with supracondylar fractures walk independently sooner after total knee arthroplasty than after the gold-standard of open reduction internal fixation, according to a study. "Our main ...

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Adams, John D. — Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, Tufts College Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 854.

George G. Bailey, Jr., M.D. Assistant to visiting surgeons, Sixth Surgical (Bone and Joint) Service, Boston City Hospital. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.