Meniscus Repair Aftercare

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-47

  Barber, F Alan ^a  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscectomy; Meniscus repair; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345825189     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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