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A new scoring system for prediction of meniscal repair in traumatic meniscal tears has its limitations

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  1. Orthopaedic Trauma Advanced Reconstruction Fellowship, Elmhurst Hospital Center/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu

  2. Department of Orthopedics, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Sivashanmugam Raju

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Chinnakkannu, K., Raju, S. A new scoring system for prediction of meniscal repair in traumatic meniscal tears has its limitations. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 28, 3597–3598 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05825-4

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