Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair: All-Inside Technique

Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine: Expert Consult - Online and Print

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 445-458

  Baumfeld, Joshua ^a   Diduch, David ^b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 71949097591     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3447-6.50048-X     Document Type: Chapter

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