Meniscal tears of the knee: Diagnosis and individualized treatment

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 83-90

  Bernstein, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0034103575     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2000.03.778     Document Type: Review

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