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Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4. Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy: Minimum five-year follow-up and review of the literature.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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8. What is the clinical and functional effect of performing suspension arthroplasty with abductor pollicis longus tendon slip to carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb?Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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9. Thumb duplication classifications: Is there still a need for improvement?Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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10. Correlations of proximal junctional kyphosis with radiographic measurements, spinopelvic parameters, and health-related quality of life in Lenke type V adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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11. The intra- and interobserver reliability of five commonly used intertrochanteric femur fracture classification systems.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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12. A traumatic open knee wound in a replaced knee resulting in a prosthetic joint infection.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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13. Vitamin B12 reduces the negative effects of nicotine on fetal bone development in the rats.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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14. Arthroscopic revision of osteochondral autograft in distal tibia: A case report demonstrating precision of intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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15. Treatment of calcaneonavicular coalition accompanied by an accessory anterolateral talar facet.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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16. First case report of Pacinian corpuscle hyperplasia following complex regional pain syndrome.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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17. Severe spaghetti wrist injury: Should we expand the terminology from wrist to proximal forearm?Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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18. Plating after lengthening in treating phalangeal and metacarpal deficiency: An alternative method.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
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19. Radiation exposure during proximal femoral nailing: Traction table versus conventional table.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
    Article
20. An effective nonabsorbable suture technique for distal clavicle fractures.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022
    Observational

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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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