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Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Moin Khan, Nathan Evaniew, Asheesh Bedi, Olufemi R. Ayeni and Mohit Bhandari
CMAJ October 07, 2014 186 (14) 1057-1064; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140433
Moin Khan
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (Khan, Evaniew, Ayeni, Bhandari), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; MedSport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Bedi), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDNathan Evaniew
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (Khan, Evaniew, Ayeni, Bhandari), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; MedSport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Bedi), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDAsheesh Bedi
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (Khan, Evaniew, Ayeni, Bhandari), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; MedSport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Bedi), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDOlufemi R. Ayeni
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (Khan, Evaniew, Ayeni, Bhandari), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; MedSport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Bedi), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MD MScMohit Bhandari
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (Khan, Evaniew, Ayeni, Bhandari), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; MedSport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Bedi), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Bhandari), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Moin Khan, Nathan Evaniew, Asheesh Bedi, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Mohit Bhandari
CMAJ Oct 2014, 186 (14) 1057-1064; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140433
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