Function of the normal meniscus and consequences of meniscal resection

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 134-140

  Aagaard, Henrik ^b   Verdonk, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cellularity; Functional anatomy; Meniscal function; Meniscectomy; Reinsertion; Structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033147007     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00443.x     Document Type: Review

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