Response to: Confidence in the ATTUNE Knee is Driven by Real-World Scientific Evidence: Response to Bonutti et al. Article

Peter Bonutti

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1608945

The Journal of Knee Surgery, Table of Contents

J Knee Surg 2018; 31(08): 811-814
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608945

Letter to the Editor

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Response to: Confidence in the ATTUNE Knee is Driven by Real-World Scientific Evidence: Response to Bonutti et al. Article

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Peter Bonutti

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bonutti Orthopedic Services, LTD, Effingham, Illinois

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