A prospective study of the nonoperative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 558-

  Rimington, Todd ^a   Mallik, Krishna ^b   Evans, Douglas ^c   Mroczek, Kenneth ^e   Reider, Bruce ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN; ROFECOXIB; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349206054     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090624-06     Document Type: Article

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