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Original Articles

Patient-reported symptoms and changes up to 1 year after meniscal surgery

An observational cohort study of 641 adult patients with a meniscal tear

Søren T SkouResearch Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense; ;Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Naestved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Denmark, Region Zealand, Slagelse; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kenneth PihlResearch Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
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Nis NissenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lillebaelt Hospital in Kolding, Kolding;
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Uffe JørgensenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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Jonas Bloch ThorlundResearch Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
Pages 336-344 | Received 24 Aug 2017, Accepted 22 Jan 2018, Published online: 05 Mar 2018

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