Management of degenerative meniscal tears and the role of surgery.

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  • Rachelle Buchbinder
  • Ian A Harris
  • Andrew Sprowson
چکیده

1Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Malvern, VIC 3144, Australia ; 2Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; 3Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW, Australia ; 4Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick University, Coventry, UK

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 350  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015