Posterior peripheral sutures in meniscal allograft replacement

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 663-668

  Menetrey, Jacques ^a   Jones, Deryk G ^a   Ernlund, Lucio S ^c   Fu, Freddie H ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Instituto de Joelho e Ombro   (Brazil)

^d Kaufmann Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Meniscus; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0032887760     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ar.1999.v15.0150661     Document Type: Article

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