Meniscal Allograft Transplantation

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-62

  Carter, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Meniscus; Meniscus repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002803413     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199901000-00008     Document Type: Article

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