Pitfalls associated with FasT-Fix meniscal repair

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 939-943

  Miller, Mark D ^a   Kline, Alex J ^a   Gonzales, Joel ^b   Beach, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Research of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

All inside; FasT Fix; Fixation; Meniscus; Repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0036821539     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.36146     Document Type: Article

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