Classifications in Brief: Kellgren-Lawrence Classification of Osteoarthritis

Overview

Journal Clin Orthop Relat Res

Publisher Wolters Kluwer

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2016 Feb 14

PMID 26872913

Citations 508

Authors

Mark D Kohn

Adam A Sassoon

Navin D Fernando

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