Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 477-484 , May 2003

Outcomes of microfracture for traumatic chondral defects of the knee: Average 11-year follow-up

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doi: 10.1053/jars.2003.50112

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 477-484 , May 2003