The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , March 2010

Postoperative morbidity and mortality following total knee arthroplasty with computer navigation

  • James A. Browne

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3000, Trent Drive, Duke Clinics Building, Durham, NC 27710, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, DUMC Box 3000, Orange Zone, Duke Clinics Building, Trent Drive, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. Tel.: +1 919 684 3170; fax: +1 919 6817672.
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  • Chad Cook

      Affiliations

    • Centers of Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3907, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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  • Aaron A. Hofmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
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  • Michael P. Bolognesi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3269, Room 5316, Duke Clinics Building, Durham, NC 27710, United States

Received 11 February 2009 ,Revised 15 June 2009 ,Accepted 2 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.08.002

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , March 2010

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