Clinical Outcomes Following Isolated Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 771-780

  Sekiya, Jon K ^a   West, Robin V ^b   Groff, Yram J ^c   Irrgang, James J ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^d   Harner, Christopher D ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Arthritis; Lateral meniscus; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745845499     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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