Meniscal repair in the elite athlete results of 45 repairs with a minimum 5-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1131-1134

  Logan, Martin ^b   Watts, Mark ^a   Owen, James ^b   Myers, Peter ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elite athlete; Inside out; Long term follow up; Meniscal repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649549999     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508330138     Document Type: Article

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