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Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Symptom Reduction in Patellar Tendinopathy
Katherine E Fahy1, Emily M Miller1, Yuka Kobayashi2
1Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Ochsner Journal
|September 27, 2021
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