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    Sugantha Ganapathy MBBS, FRCA, FRCPC

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    James L. Howard MD, MSc, FRCSC

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Rakesh V. Sondekoppam MBBS, MD

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Ganapathy, S., Howard, J.L., Sondekoppam, R.V. (2017). Local Infiltration Analgesia for Orthopedic Joint Surgery. In: Finucane, B., Tsui, B. (eds) Complications of Regional Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49386-2_24

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