The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , January 2011

Anthropometric measurements of knee joints in Thai population: Correlation to the sizing of current knee prostheses

Received 18 August 2009 ,Revised 6 December 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.12.005

The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , January 2011