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Case Report

Presentation and management of arthrofibrosis of the knee: A case report

, PT, DPT, PhD, , PT, DPT & , PT, DPT, OCS
Pages 815-824 | Received 17 Mar 2016, Accepted 24 Sep 2016, Published online: 17 Jul 2017

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