(ii) Meniscal tears

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-94

  McDermott, Ian Douglas ^a,b  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Function; Meniscal; Meniscectomy; Meniscus; Repair; Tear

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33744518354     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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