Meniscal root injury and spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Robertson, D D ^a,b   Armfield, D R ^c   Towers, J D ^d   Irrgang, J J ^e   Maloney, W J ^f   Harner, C D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jefferson Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS;

EID: 59949088755     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B2.21097     Document Type: Review

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