Arthroscopically assisted meniscal allograft transplantation with and without combined anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-182

  Yoldas, Erol A ^a   Sekiya, Jon K ^b   Irrgang, James J ^c   Fu, Freddie H ^c   Harner, Christopher D ^c  

^a HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscal allografts; Meniscal surgery; Meniscus; Meniscus transplantation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT BEARING; ARTHROSCOPY; CLASSIFICATION; CONVALESCENCE; DONOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0141765755     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0362-y     Document Type: Article

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