Medial Compartment Arthritis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

medial compartment arthritis, medial compartment osteoarthritis, knee arthritis, unicompartmental osteoarthritic knee, unicompartmental arthritis, arthritic knee, arthritis of the knee, degenerative arthritis of the knee, arthroscopic surgery, osteotomy, arthroplasty

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Scott E Marwin, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Associate Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Scott E Marwin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Thomas M DeBerardino, MD, Director, John A Feagin, Jr, Sports Medicine Fellowship at West Point, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Keller Army Community Hospital
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Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Carlos J Lavernia, MD, FAAOS, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine; Medical Director, Orthopedic Institute at Mercy Hospital
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