Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Using the Outside-In Technique: Indications, Technique, and Results

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-27

  Rodeo, Scott A ^a   Seneviratne, Aruna M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Fibrin clot; Meniscal repair; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346512608     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199901000-00003     Document Type: Article

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