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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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07-10-2022 | EDITORIAL

Meniscus allograft transplantation for biologic knee preservation: gold standard or dilemma?

Authors: Janina Kaarre, Zachary J. Herman, Bálint Zsidai, Alberto Grassi, Stefano Zaffagnini, Kristian Samuelsson, Volker Musahl

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 9/2023

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Title: Meniscus allograft transplantation for biologic knee preservation: gold standard or dilemma?
Authors: Janina Kaarre
Zachary J. Herman
Bálint Zsidai
Alberto Grassi
Stefano Zaffagnini
Kristian Samuelsson
Volker Musahl
Publication date: 07-10-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-07187-w

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