Human meniscus allografts' in vivo size and motion characteristics: Magnetic resonance imaging assessment under weightbearing conditions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-107

  Rankin, Marc ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^b   Barber Westin, Sue D ^b,e   Hushek, Stephen G ^c   Seow, Albert ^d  

^a Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^c Norton Hospital   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^e c/o Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscus; Motion; MRI; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALING; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 29844442731     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505278706     Document Type: Article

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