Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 1348-1356 , October 2010

Bilateral Discoid Lateral Meniscus in Knees: Evaluation of the Contralateral Knee in Patients With Symptomatic Discoid Lateral Meniscus

  • Jin Hwan Ahn, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sang Hak Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Sang Hak Lee, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University, School of Medicine, 224-1, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul, 140-757, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Chul Yoo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Han-Jun Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Sung Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea

Received 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00177-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.02.008

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 1348-1356 , October 2010

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