Autogenous tendon graft substitution for absent knee joint meniscus: A pilot study

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-196

  Johnson, Lanny L ^a,c   Feagin Jr , John A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Meniscus substitute; Tendon graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 0034089377     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(00)90035-5     Document Type: Article

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