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Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular knee injections for the treatment of degenerative cartilage lesions and osteoarthritis

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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Aims and scope

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Mandeep Dhillon, Sandeep Patel & Kamal Bali

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Dhillon, M., Patel, S. & Bali, K. Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular knee injections for the treatment of degenerative cartilage lesions and osteoarthritis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19, 863–864 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-010-1339-2

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