Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 228-234 , October 2009

Lateral Epicondylitis: Open Versus Arthroscopic

  • Stephanie Greco, MD
    • ,
  • Kate W. Nellans, MD, MPH
    • ,
  • William N. Levine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William N. Levine, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th St, PH 11th Floor, New York, NY 10032

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.09.005

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 228-234 , October 2009

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