MRI-negative bucket-handle tears of the lateral meniscus in athletes: A case series

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1012-1016

  Makdissi, Michael ^a   Eriksson, Karl O ^a,b   Morris, Hayden G ^a   Young, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Meniscal tears; MRI; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 33749344456     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0011-8     Document Type: Article

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