Treatment of partial meniscal tears identified during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with limited synovial abrasion

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-10

  Talley, M Chris ^a,c   Grana, William A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Duke Orthopaedics of Person County   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; SYNOVIUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033962376     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(00)90120-8     Document Type: Article

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