Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus Is a More Accurate Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size Than Radiographic Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Prodromos, Chadwick C ^a,b   Joyce, Brian T ^a   Keller, Brett L ^a   Murphy, Brian J ^c   Shi, Kelvin ^d  

^a Illinois Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Centers   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Freeworld Imaging   (United States)

^d Forest Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Knee; Meniscal allograft transplantation; Meniscus; Sizing; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TIBIA SHAFT;

EID: 35649014763     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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