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. 2022 Jun 1;480(6):1225-1227.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002228. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Editorial: The New AAOS Guidelines on Knee Arthroscopy for Degenerative Meniscus Tears Are a Step in the Wrong Direction

Seth S Leopold  1
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Editorial: The New AAOS Guidelines on Knee Arthroscopy for Degenerative Meniscus Tears Are a Step in the Wrong Direction

Seth S Leopold. Clin Orthop Relat Res. .
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