Twenty-Year Follow-up Study Comparing Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in High-Level Athletes: Response

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Daan T van Yperen et al. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Sep.

. 2018 Sep;46(11):NP57-NP58.

doi: 10.1177/0363546518788317.

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Twenty-Year Follow-up Study Comparing Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in High-Level Athletes.
van Yperen DT, Reijman M, van Es EM, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Meuffels DE. van Yperen DT, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;46(5):1129-1136. doi: 10.1177/0363546517751683. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Am J Sports Med. 2018. PMID: 29438635
Twenty-Year Follow-up Study Comparing Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in High-Level Athletes: Letter to the Editor.
de Araujo FX, de Castro MP, Schell MS, Vidmar MF, Marques FO, Pierri CAA, Silva MF. de Araujo FX, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Sep;46(11):NP55-NP57. doi: 10.1177/0363546518788318. Am J Sports Med. 2018. PMID: 30169143 No abstract available.

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