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Densitometric evaluation might prevent failure of knee artroplasty for aseptic loosening

An 8-year observational controlled study

Gianantonio Saviola, Irene Zaghini, Lul Abdi-Ali, Gregorio Ferlini, Silvano Sacco and Maurizio Rossini
Saudi Medical Journal February 2016, 37 (2) 212-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.2.12724
Gianantonio Saviola
From the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit (Saviola, Abdi-Ali), Laboratory and Clinical Biochemistry Unit (Sacco), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Castel Goffredo, Mantua, the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (Zaghini, Ferlini), Casa Di Cura Eremo, Arco, Trento, and Rheumatology Unit (Rossini), University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Irene Zaghini
From the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit (Saviola, Abdi-Ali), Laboratory and Clinical Biochemistry Unit (Sacco), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Castel Goffredo, Mantua, the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (Zaghini, Ferlini), Casa Di Cura Eremo, Arco, Trento, and Rheumatology Unit (Rossini), University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Lul Abdi-Ali
From the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit (Saviola, Abdi-Ali), Laboratory and Clinical Biochemistry Unit (Sacco), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Castel Goffredo, Mantua, the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (Zaghini, Ferlini), Casa Di Cura Eremo, Arco, Trento, and Rheumatology Unit (Rossini), University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Gregorio Ferlini
From the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit (Saviola, Abdi-Ali), Laboratory and Clinical Biochemistry Unit (Sacco), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Castel Goffredo, Mantua, the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (Zaghini, Ferlini), Casa Di Cura Eremo, Arco, Trento, and Rheumatology Unit (Rossini), University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Silvano Sacco
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Maurizio Rossini
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Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2016, 37 (2) 212-214; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.2.12724

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