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Knee Ligament Injuries

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The peripheral compartments of the human knee joint can be divided into an anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral compartment.

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Scheffler, S. (2014). Anatomy and Biomechanics. In: Rossi, R., Margheritini, F. (eds) Knee Ligament Injuries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5513-1_2

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