Inframeniscal Portal for Horizontal Tears of the Meniscus

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-273

  Kim, Jong Min ^a   Bin, Seong Il ^a   Kim, Eugene ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Horizontal tear; Inframeniscal portal; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549111807     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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