How three methods for fixing a medial meniscal autograft affect tibial contact mechanics

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 320-328

  Alhalki, Mohammad M ^a   Howell, Stephen M ^b,c   Hull, Maury L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CADAVER; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE MENISCUS; LOADING TEST; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA;

EID: 0032965976     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270030901     Document Type: Article

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