Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1423-1426 , December 2009

Risk Factors for Articular Cartilage Lesions in Symptomatic Discoid Lateral Meniscus

  • Jian Ding, M.D., Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jian Ding, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to JiaoTong University, 600 YiShan Rd, Shanghai 200233, People's Republic of China
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  • Jinzhong Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
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  • Yaohua He, M.D.
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  • Xiaoqiao Huangfu, M.D.
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  • Bingfang Zeng, M.D.

Received 25 November 2008 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

 

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PII: S0749-8063(09)00569-6

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.06.024

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1423-1426 , December 2009

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