Posterior knee arthroscopy: Anatomy, technique, application

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages 110-121

  Kramer, Dennis E ^a   Bahk, Michael S ^b   Cascio, Brett M ^b   Cosgarea, Andrew J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; NERVE INJURY; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVECTOMY;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 33845455137     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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