**OSTEOARTHRITIS – DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND SURGERY**

Edited by **Qian Chen**

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2400 Edited by Qian Chen

#### **Contributors**

Ahmet Guney, Ibrahim Kafadar, Takashi Sawai, Wataru Yoshida, Akihisa Kamataki, Miwa Uzuki, Hassan Bassiouni, Magali Cucchiarini, Henning Madry, Shaw-Ruey Lyu, De-Shin Liu, Hwai-Shi Wang, Lai-Kwan Chau, Chih-En Tseng, Tessa Christine Therkleson, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, Amado Rivero-Santana, Marien Gonzalez-Lorenzo, Jeanette Perez-Ramos, Pedro Serrano-Aguilar, Dong Rak Kwon, Gi Young Park, Viorica Marin, Olga Surdu, Daniela Profir, Sibel Demirgian, Michele Abate, Vincenzo Salini, Richard Carey Smith, Shu-Fen Sun, Maria Rosaria Gatto, Ida Marini, Gellért Sohár, Violeta Vasilevska, Ulrike Szeimies, Milan Vancho Samardziski, Axel Stäbler, Mihaela Micu, Craig Rodner, Nimit Patel, Glenn Russo, Hugh MacKenzie, Oliver Boughton, Mila Etropolski, Charles Mackworth-Young, Werner Kolb, Klaus Kolb, Hanno Guhlmann, Christoph Windisch

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Osteoarthritis - Diagnosis, Treatment and Surgery Edited by Qian Chen p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0168-0 eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-953-51-6854-6
