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Dance Orthopaedics, Ballet Injuries and When to Perform Surgical Treatment

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Meuffels, D.E., Agricola, R., Calder, J. (2018). Dance Orthopaedics, Ballet Injuries and When to Perform Surgical Treatment. In: Kerkhoffs, G.M.M.J., Haddad, F., Hirschmann, M.T., Karlsson, J., Seil, R. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56127-0_23

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