Reply to the letter by Dhillon and colleagues

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 865-866

  Filardo, G ^a   Kon, E ^a   Marcacci, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 79954897810     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1413-4     Document Type: Letter

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