Epidemiologic, clinical and arthroscopic study of the discoid meniscus variant in Greek population

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 600-606

  Papadopoulos, Anestis ^a,b,c   Karathanasis, Alexandros ^b   Kirkos, John M ^a   Kapetanos, George A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b 2nd IKA ETAM Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; Discoid lateral meniscus; Tear pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349250400     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0703-y     Document Type: Article

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