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Review Article| Volume 34, ISSUE 1, P83-103, February 2023

An Evidence-Based Approach to Orthobiologics for Tendon Disorders

Published:October 17, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2022.08.007

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