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Clinical Focus: Orthopedic and Ligament Injuries

Management of Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries in the Knee: An Update and Review

Patrick S. Duffy University Hospitals–Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OHCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD &
Ryan G. Miyamoto Fair Oaks Orthopaedics, Fairfax, VA
, MD
Pages 48-54 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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