Orthopaedics and Trauma
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 121-128 , April 2010

(v) Meniscal tears, repairs and replacement – a current concepts review

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doi: 10.1016/j.mporth.2010.03.011

Orthopaedics and Trauma
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 121-128 , April 2010

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