,Essential Sports Medicine
Joseph E. Herrera
Editor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
Interventional Spine and Sports, Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Grant Cooper
Editor
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
, Editors
Joseph E. Herrera Grant Cooper
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital
Interventional Spine & Sports New York, NY
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Series Editors Grant Cooper
Joseph E. Herrera New York Presbyterian Hospital
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine New York, NY
Interventional Spine and Sports
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
ISBN: 978-1-58829-985-7 e-ISBN: 978-1-59745-414-8
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-414-8
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