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Considerations about the knee arthrography for detection of meniscal tears

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  1. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust, Civil Hospital of Iseo, Brescia, Italy

    Andrea Emilio Salvi

  2. Radiology Department, Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust, Civil Hospital of Iseo, Brescia, Italy

    Rosita Bettinsoli

  3. Via Cipro 30, 25124, Brescia, Italy

    Andrea Emilio Salvi

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Salvi, A.E., Bettinsoli, R. Considerations about the knee arthrography for detection of meniscal tears. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 16, 99–100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0462-1

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