Evaluation of knee ligament injuries with the IKDC form
✍ Scribed by E. Hefti; W. Müller; R. P. Jakob; H. -U. Stäubli
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1002 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
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