Meniscal substitutes - Animal experience

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Kohn, D ^a   Verdenk, R ^b   Aagaard, H ^c   Seil, R ^a   Dienst, M ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Orthopadische Universitatsklinik P ^*

Author keywords

Allograft; Animal studies; Articular cartilage; Autograft; Meniscal metabolism; Meniscus replacement

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; HINDLIMB; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELLS, CULTURED; HINDLIMB; MENISCI, TIBIAL; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0033144914     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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