Arthroscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus in Children: Classification, Technique, and Results

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Good, Christopher R ^a   Green, Daniel W ^a   Griffith, Matthew H ^a   Valen, Andrew W ^a   Widmann, Roger F ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Discoid meniscus; Meniscus; Saucerization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENISCAL SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846630345     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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