Axial alignment of the lower limb in patients with isolated meniscal tear

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-89

  Habata, Takashi ^a   Ishimura, Masao ^a   Ohgushi, Hajime ^a   Tamai, Susumu ^a   Fujisawa, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nara Shin Ohmiya Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment; Etiology; Knee; Meniscus; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031980384     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050026     Document Type: Article

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