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Anterior cruciate ligament tears: what we already know

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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Aims and scope

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  1. Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    Nicola Maffulli, Mattia Loppini & John B. King

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Maffulli, N., Loppini, M. & King, J.B. Anterior cruciate ligament tears: what we already know. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 21, 1704–1705 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-012-2123-2

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