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Response to Comment on: “Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction”

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Cronström, A., Tengman, E. & Häger, C.K. Response to Comment on: “Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction”. Sports Med 54, 779–780 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01965-3

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