Current opinion in meniscal allograft transplantation

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-85

  Ellingson, Christopher I ^a   Sekiya, Jon K ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Meniscectomy; Meniscus; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1642320689     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200404000-00007     Document Type: Review

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