The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 97-102 , March 2010

Synovial plicae around the knee

  • M. Kent

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Orthopaedics, East Anglia Rotation, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • V. Khanduja

      Affiliations

    • Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK. Tel.: +44 1223 257093; fax: +44 1223 217307.

Received 19 May 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 21 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.07.009

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 97-102 , March 2010

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