Comparison of arthroscopic medial meniscal suture repair techniques: Inside-out versus all-inside repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2144-2150

  Choi, Nam Hong ^a   Kim, Tae Hyung ^a   Victoroff, Brian N ^b  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable suture; All inside repair; Inside out repair; Meniscal tear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETER; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; HAMSTRING; HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; LACHMAN TEST; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORING SCALE; MALE; MCMURRAY TEST; MENISCAL REPAIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURING METHOD; TEGNER ACTIVITY LEVEL; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649108586     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509339010     Document Type: Article

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