Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 559.e1-559.e4 , May 2007

Arthroscopic Cystectomy for Popliteal Cysts Through the Posteromedial Cystic Portal

  • Jin Hwan Ahn, M.D.
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  • Jae Chul Yoo, M.D.
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  • Sang Hak Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Sang Hak Lee, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Yong Seuk Lee, M.D.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.Cite this article as: Ahn JH, Yoo JC, Lee SH, Lee YS. Arthroscopic cystectomy for popliteal cysts through the posteromedial cystic portal. Arthroscopy 2007;23:559.e1-559.e4 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.050].

PII: S0749-8063(06)00994-7

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.050

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 559.e1-559.e4 , May 2007

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