Meniscal Repair

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1033-1044

  Stärke, Christian ^a   Kopf, Sebastian ^b   Petersen, Wolf ^c   Becker, Roland ^d  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Martin Luther Hospital   (Germany)

^d City Hospital Brandenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; eniscus; Growth factors; Healing; Rehabilitation; Repair technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BLEEDING; BONE STRENGTH; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 69249229677     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.12.010     Document Type: Review

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