Meniscal repair using the FasT-Fix all-inside meniscal repair device

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Haas, Andrew L ^a   Schepsis, Anthony A ^a   Hornstein, Joshua ^a   Edgar, Cory M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

All inside; Meniscal repair; Prospective series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13444262004     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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