Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 397-403 , April 2003

Molecular markers in the evaluation of autologous chondrocyte implantation

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 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ulrich Schneider, M.D., Orthopädische Universitätsklink der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. E-mail: u.schneider@orthopaedie-aachen.de

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doi: 10.1053/jars.2003.50042

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 397-403 , April 2003