Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
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doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.06.019

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1145-1146 , September 2010