The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 21-23 , January 2011

Skyline patellofemoral radiographs can only exclude late stage degenerative changes

Received 18 August 2009 ,Revised 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.10.008

The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 21-23 , January 2011

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