Meniscal allograft transplantation

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 164-174

  Sekiya, Jon K ^a   Ellingson, Christopher I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33646920877     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200603000-00007     Document Type: Review

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