Should I have knee replacement surgery?

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Author:	Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: July 24, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology
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