Meniscal Injury in the Skeletally Immature Patient

The Pediatric and Adolescent Knee

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 236-259

  Brown, Treg D ^a,b   Davis, J T ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Southern Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

^c Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 71949100196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0331-5.50025-2     Document Type: Chapter

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