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The Reason for a Choice

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Before starting to read this book the reader should know what it is going to explore. Nowadays, in the orthopedic world osteoarthritis, prosthesis, mini-invasive surgery, tissue-saving surgery, small implants, etc. are “hot” topics approached from a multitude of perspectives, which ultimately run the risk of becoming repetitive [1–4]

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Confalonieri, N. (2013). The Reason for a Choice. In: Confalonieri, N., Romagnoli, S. (eds) Small Implants in Knee Reconstruction. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2655-1_1

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