Chondral injury due to migration of a Mitek RapidLoc meniscal repair implant after successful meniscal repair: A case report

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 280-282

  Gliatis, J ^a   Kouzelis, A ^a   Panagopoulos, A ^a   Lambiris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chondral injury; Meniscus re fixation; Migration; Mitek RapidLoc meniscal repair system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; CHONDROPATHY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SECOND LOOK SURGERY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY;

EID: 24044495266     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0558-9     Document Type: Article

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