Arthroscopic meniscal repair with an absorbable screw: Results and surgical technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-279

  Hantes, Michael E ^a   Kotsovolos, Elias S ^b   Mastrokalos, Dimitrios S ^b   Ammenwerth, Joerg ^b   Paessler, Hans H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorbable screw; Clearfix; Meniscus repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044494648     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0527-3     Document Type: Article

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