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Mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chugoku Rousai Hospital, 1-5-1 Hirotagaya, Kure, Hiroshima, 737-0193, Japan

    Takeshi Shoji, Eisaku Fujimoto & Yoshiaki Sasashige

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Shoji, T., Fujimoto, E. & Sasashige, Y. Mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18, 1001–1002 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-010-1142-0

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