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Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability

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    Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso MD, PhD (Member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group) & Erik Montesinos-Berry MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain

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Sanchis-Alfonso, V., Montesinos-Berry, E., Aparisi-Rodriguez, F. (2006). Uncommon Causes of Anterior Knee Pain. In: Sanchis-Alfonso, V. (eds) Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-143-1_7

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