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Patellar tendonitis: Clinical and literature review

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Duri, Z.A.A., Aichroth, P.M. Patellar tendonitis: Clinical and literature review. Knee Surg, Sports traumatol, Arthroscopy 3, 95–100 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01552382

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