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The association between patellar alignments features and tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Özgül, Serdar Kesikburun, Özlem Köroğlu Omaç & Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Zafer Günendi

  3. TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi, 06530, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey

    Serdar Kesikburun

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Özgül, A., Günendi, Z., Kesikburun, S. et al. The association between patellar alignments features and tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis. Clin Rheumatol 32, 1017–1020 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-013-2222-6

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