All-inside meniscus repair: A systematic review

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 455, Issue , 2007, Pages 134-141

  Lozano, Jesus ^a   Ma, C Benjamin ^a   Cannon, W Dilworth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE SCREW; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SURGICAL STAPLING;

HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RUPTURE; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846838850     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802ff806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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