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Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial

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  1. Correspondence to Professor Teppo L N Järvinen, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Töölö Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, Helsinki 00260, Finland; teppo.jarvinen{at}helsinki.fi
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Sihvonen R, Paavola M, Malmivaara A The FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study) Investigators, et al
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial

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  • Received January 19, 2017
  • Revised April 3, 2017
  • Accepted April 13, 2017
  • First published May 18, 2017.
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August 31, 2018

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