Use of a Caspari suture punch to repair a radial tear of the lateral meniscus

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 206-210

  Tao, Stanley S ^a,b   Beach, William R ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Research of Virginia   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspari punch; Lateral meniscus tear; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CASE REPORT; CASPARI SUTURE PUNCH; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0036488184     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.26858     Document Type: Article

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