Viewpoints in Surgery: Cruciate ligament rupture.
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Veterinary Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0005-0423,1751-0813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb11857.x