Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Page 1144 , September 2010

Growth Factor Confusion

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PII: S0749-8063(10)00628-6

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.06.020

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Page 1144 , September 2010