Complications of meniscus surgery

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-159

  Sgaglione, Nicholas A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Meniscus surgery; Resection and repair

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENISCECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4444346258     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200409000-00002     Document Type: Review

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