Meniscus Allograft Transplantation: Ten-Year Results of Cryopreserved Allografts

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Hommen, Jan Pieter ^a   Applegate, Gregory R ^b   Del Pizzo, Wilson ^c  

^a Mercy Hospital Miami   (United States)

^b San Fernando Valley MRI   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Knee; Meniscus; Outcome; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LYSHOLM SCORE; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34047143108     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.11.032     Document Type: Article

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