Anterior cruciate ligament resection and medial meniscectomy result in multifocal cartilage degenerations

• Main Authors: Ude, Chinedu Cletus, Alfaqeh, Hamoud Hussein Mohammed, Osman Casim, Samsudin, Mohammad Yahya, Norhamdan, Chen, Hui Cheng, Syed Hussain, Sharifah Salmah, Saim, Aminuddin, Idrus, Ruszymah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society of Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36463/1/Anterior%20cruciate%20ligament%20resection%20and%20medial%20meniscectomy%20result%20in%20multifocal%20cartilage%20degenerations.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36463/; http://regres.tesma.org.my/vol3-1.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

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