The Role of the Meniscus in Knee Osteoarthritis: a Cause or Consequence?

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 703-712

  Englund, Martin ^a,b   Guermazi, Ali ^b   Lohmander, Stefan L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscus menisci; MR imaging; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Radiography; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENISCAL SURGERY; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 67650654631     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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