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Morel-Lavallée lesion of the knee in a soccer player

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  1. Radiology Unit, Moncucco Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland

    Remigio Depaoli

  2. Institute of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Elena Canepari & Chandra Bortolotto

  3. Department of Radiology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy

    Guja Ferrozzi

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Depaoli, R., Canepari, E., Bortolotto, C. et al. Morel-Lavallée lesion of the knee in a soccer player. J Ultrasound 18, 87–89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-015-0157-2

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