The challenge of treating complex knee instability
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0942-2056,1433-7347
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3665-x