Meniscus allograft transplantation using posterior peripheral suture technique: A preliminary follow-up study

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Fukushima, Kazumasa ^a,b,c   Adachi, Nobuo ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^a   Martinek, Vladimir ^a   Urquhart, Mark ^a   Ryu, Junnosuke ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Verdy Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allograft; Meniscus; Reconstruction; Replacement; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR PERIPHERAL SUTURE TECHNIQUE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3042688007     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0783-6     Document Type: Article

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