Complications in meniscal surgery

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-143

  Kline, Alex J ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Knee; Meniscal repair; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHROFIBROSIS; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG ARTERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENISCECTOMY; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDICS; PERONEUS NERVE; POLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037668926     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otsm.2003.35903     Document Type: Article

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