Broadening the indications for meniscal repair

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 270-275

  Elkousy, Hussein A ^a   Sekiya, Jon K ^b   Harner, Christopher D ^c  

^a Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Indications; Meniscus; Repair

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENISCECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036904667     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200210040-00006     Document Type: Review

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