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Review Article| Volume 53, ISSUE 4, P445-459, October 2022

Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Pediatric and Adolescent Knee

Published:September 13, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2022.05.001

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