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Arthroscopic Debridement of the Knee in the Presence of Osteoarthritis

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This chapter presents evidence to help answer the question as to whom, if anyone, with knee arthritis should undergo knee arthroscopy and provides recommendations on alternative treatments.

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  1. Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chatswood, NSW, Australia

    Myles R. J. Coolican MD, FRACS & Kunal Dhurve MS (Ortho)

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Coolican, M.R.J., Dhurve, K. (2016). Arthroscopic Debridement of the Knee in the Presence of Osteoarthritis. In: Parker, D. (eds) Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in the Younger, Active Patient. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48530-9_4

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