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Blyth M, Anthony I, Francq B, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of the Thessaly test, standardised clinical history and other clinical examination tests (Apley’s, McMurray’s and joint line tenderness) for meniscal tears in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2015 Aug. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 19.62.)

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