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01-08-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to Editor: Editorial: Appropriate Use? Guidelines on Arthroscopic Surgery for Degenerative Meniscus Tears Need Updating

Authors: Philippe Beaufils, MD, Roland Becker, MD, PhD, Romain Seil, MD, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 8/2017

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To the editor, …

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Title: Letter to Editor: Editorial: Appropriate Use? Guidelines on Arthroscopic Surgery for Degenerative Meniscus Tears Need Updating
Authors: Philippe Beaufils, MD
Roland Becker, MD, PhD
Romain Seil, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-08-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5393-7

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