Neurilemoma about the knee: A case report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 668-670

  Arnold, Christopher A ^a   Kastrup, John J ^a   Rogers, Vincent P ^a  

^a HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032830365     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270052101     Document Type: Article

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