Approach to meniscal tears in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-147

  Kim, Hyon Jeong ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037241453     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(02)00063-9     Document Type: Review

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