Meniscal repair: Enhancement of healing process

The Meniscus

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 129-135

  Jacobi, M ^b   Jakob, R Peter ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84884696560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02450-4_17     Document Type: Chapter

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