Knee Ligament and Meniscal Injuries in Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-15

  Scioscia, Thomas N ^a   Giffin, J Robert ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 75849135549     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0100500103     Document Type: Review

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