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Review Article| Volume 53, ISSUE 4, P377-392, October 2022

Osteonecrosis of the Knee

Not all Bone Edema is the Same
  • Matthew C. Pearl
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Northwell Orthopedic Institute, 130 East 77th Street, 11th Floor, Black Hall, New York, NY 10075.
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Northwell Orthopedic Institute, 130 East 77th Street, 11th Floor, Black Hall, New York, NY 10075, USA
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  • Michael A. Mont
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 W. Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Giles R. Scuderi
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Northwell Orthopedic Institute, 210 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Published:September 13, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2022.06.002

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