Meniscal tear - A common finding with often troublesome consequences

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1362-1364

  Englund, Martin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY POSITION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED KNEELING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650475949     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090335     Document Type: Editorial

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