Arthroscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Lateral Meniscus in a 26-Month-Old Girl

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1133-1136

  Lee, Byung Ill ^a   Choi, Hyung Suk ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

One piece excision; Symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus; Very young child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISCOID KNEE MENISCUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347627731     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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