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. 2005 Oct;39(10):692. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.016790

Supervised physiotherapy after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: is it effective?

P Goodwin 1, M Morrissey 1
PMCID: PMC1725049  PMID: 16183761

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