The indications and technique for meniscal transplant

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-484

  Alford, Winslow ^a   Cole, Brian J ^b  

^a West Bay Orthopaedics   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 24744455617     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2005.05.003     Document Type: Review

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