Biomechanical evaluation of arthroscopic all-inside meniscus repairs

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1347-1353

  Gunes, Taner ^a   Bostan, Bora ^a   Erdem, Mehmet ^a   Asci, Murat ^a   Sen, Cengiz ^a   Kelestemur, Mehmet Halidun ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Meniscus; Repair; Viper device

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE MENISCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 70350716611     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0871-4     Document Type: Article

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