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1998 • 2,375 citations

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1996 • 1,119 citations

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2001 • 502 citations

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1997 • 457 citations

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2001 • 330 citations

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2003 • 329 citations

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2003 • 244 citations

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2006 • 238 citations

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1996 • 230 citations

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2006 • 224 citations

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2001 • 180 citations

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2001 • 176 citations

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1996 • 175 citations

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2004 • 169 citations

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2002 • 164 citations

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2001 • 164 citations

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2004 • 141 citations

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2004 • 118 citations

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2002 • 117 citations

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2002 • 116 citations

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1998 • 113 citations

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2004 • 108 citations

The accuracy of assessing total hip arthroplasty outcomes

2000 • 105 citations

Surgical site infection after groin hernia repair

2004 • 104 citations

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2007 • 102 citations

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2004 • 92 citations

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1999 • 83 citations

Inability of patients to self-diagnose wound infections

1991 • 78 citations

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2002 • 70 citations

The reliability, validity and responsiveness of an aggregated locomotor function (ALF) score in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

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Range of Motion Correlates with Patient Perception of TKA Outcome

2007 • 64 citations

Whiplash and Other Useful Illnesses

2002 • 63 citations

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2006 • 54 citations

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2006 • 54 citations

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2002 • 54 citations

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2008 • 47 citations

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2005 • 45 citations

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2005 • 41 citations

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2007 • 36 citations

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1991 • 36 citations

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1996 • 36 citations

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