The importance of early arthroscopy in athletes with painful cartilage lesions of the ankle: A prospective study of 61 consecutive cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Rolf, Christer G ^a   Barclay, Caroline ^a   Riyami, Masoud ^a   George, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 34248229118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-1-4     Document Type: Article

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