Arthroscopic meniscal repair: A comparative study between three different surgical techniques

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1232-1237

  Hantes, Michael E ^a   Zachos, Vasilios C ^a   Varitimidis, Sokratis E ^a   Dailiana, Zoe H ^a   Karachalios, Theophilos ^a   Malizos, Konstantinos N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

All inside technique; Inside out; Meniscal repair; Outside in

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751269847     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0094-x     Document Type: Article

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