Editorial Commentary: Fill It up: The Fate of “Absorbable” Implants
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0749-8063
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.08.023