Effect of partial medial meniscectomy on the proprioceptive function of the knee

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-431

  Karahan, Mustafa ^a   Kocaoglu, Baris ^b   Cabukoglu, Cengiz ^c   Akgun, Umut ^b   Nuran, Rustu ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Pendik Sifa Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscectomy; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 77950859171     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-1018-2     Document Type: Article

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