Midterm outcomes after meniscal allograft transplantation: Comparison of cases with extrusion versus without extrusion

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Lee, Dae Hee ^a   Kim, Sang Beom ^b   Kim, Tae Ho ^c   Cha, Eun Jong ^d   Bin, Seong Il ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Knee meniscus; Meniscal allograft transplantation; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849104620     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509346399     Document Type: Article

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