The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 258-260 , June 2010

Congenital absence of the medial meniscus associated with lipoma arborescens

  • Ali Utkan

      Affiliations

    • Department of 2nd Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 32. Cadde Kardelen Sitesi C Blok No: 7/20 Yuzuncuyil Iscibloklari Mah, Balgat, Ankara 06530, Turkey.
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  • Güray Özkan

      Affiliations

    • Department of 2nd Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
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  • Cem Cüneyt Köse

      Affiliations

    • Department of 2nd Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
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  • Deniz Sözmen Ciliz

      Affiliations

    • Department of 1st Radiology, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
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  • Ahmet Levent Albayrak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Turkey

Received 28 January 2009 ,Revised 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 25 August 2009.

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☆ This case report is presented as e-poster at EFOST 2008. 5th Meeting of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopedic Sports Traumatology; 2008 November 26–30, Antalya, Turkey.

PII: S0968-0160(09)00164-1

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.08.010

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 258-260 , June 2010

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