Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 220-227 , October 2009

Loose Body, Plica, and Osteochondritis Dissecans

  • Duong Nguyen, MD, FRCSC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Duong Nguyen, MD, FRCSC, William Osler Health System, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, 89 Humber College Boulevard, Suite 315, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9V 4B8

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.09.004

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 220-227 , October 2009

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