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. 2019 Aug 21;101(16):1485–1494. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.01257

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Fig. 1 — STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) diagram of the patients who were screened, enrolled, and seen at 12-month and 24-month follow-up.