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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 9/2017

01-09-2017 | Letter to the Editor

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

Authors: James Rickert, MD, Tom Boniface, MD, Dwight W. Burney III, MD, Tom Grogan, MD, Paul E. Levin, MD, Mark Piasio, MD, MBA, Rob Rutherford, MD, Alexandra E. Page, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 9/2017

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To the Editor,
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Metadata
Title
Letter to Editor: Editorial: Appropriate Use? Guidelines on Arthroscopic Surgery for Degenerative Meniscus Tears Need Updating
Authors
James Rickert, MD
Tom Boniface, MD
Dwight W. Burney III, MD
Tom Grogan, MD
Paul E. Levin, MD
Mark Piasio, MD, MBA
Rob Rutherford, MD
Alexandra E. Page, MD
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5428-0

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