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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 1/2015

01-01-2015 | Editorial

Focusing on results after meniscus surgery

Authors: Philippe Beaufils, Roland Becker, Rene Verdonk, Henrik Aagaard, Jon Karlsson

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 1/2015

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Several randomized studies have recently been published and have sparked a highly controversial discussion among orthopaedic surgeons and others. The treatment of meniscal lesions has been moved into focus not only by many surgeons but also by the health authorities. …
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Metadata
Title
Focusing on results after meniscus surgery
Authors
Philippe Beaufils
Roland Becker
Rene Verdonk
Henrik Aagaard
Jon Karlsson
Publication date
01-01-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3471-x

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