Effectiveness of bioabsorbable arrows compared with inside-out suturing for vertical, reparable meniscal lesions: A randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 889-896

  Bryant, Dianne ^a   Dill, James ^b   Litchfield, Robert ^a   Amendola, Annunziato ^c   Giffin, Robert ^a   Fowler, Peter ^a   Kirkley, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Cape Breton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrow; Inside out suturing; Meniscal lesion; Meniscal repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENISCAL REPAIR; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250720054     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506298582     Document Type: Article

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