Arthroscopic meniscal repair with fibrin clot of complete radial tears of the lateral meniscus in the avascular zone

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 360-365

  Van Trommel, Michiel F ^a,b   Simonian, Peter T ^a   Potter, Hollis G ^a   Wickiewicz, Thomas L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avascular zone; Fibrin clot; Lateral meniscus; Meniscal repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRIN CLOT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ENDOSCOPY; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RUPTURE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031955001     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(98)70002-7     Document Type: Article

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