The effects of lateral meniscal allograft transplantation techniques on tibio-femoral contact pressures

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-560

  McDermott, Ian D ^a   Lie, Denny T T ^a   Edwards, Andrew ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Contact pressure; Fixation; Meniscus; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PRESSURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 44449121707     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0503-4     Document Type: Article

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