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Guest Editorial
Routine knee arthroscopic surgery for the painful knee in middle-aged and old patients—time to abandon ship
L Stefan Lohmander Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;; Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.Correspondence[email protected]
, Jonas B Thorlund Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
& Ewa M Roos Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
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