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Present status of and future direction for articular cartilage repair

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    Shigeyuki Wakitani, Amu Kawaguchi, Yoshio Tokuhara & Kunio Takaoka

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Wakitani, S., Kawaguchi, A., Tokuhara, Y. et al. Present status of and future direction for articular cartilage repair. J Bone Miner Metab 26, 115–122 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-007-0802-8

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