Medial plica in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A histomorphological study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 769-776

  Lyu, Shaw Ruey ^a,b   Chiang, Jui Kun ^a   Tseng, Chih En ^a,b  

^a Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Histomorphology; Knee; Medial plica; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNOVIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 77952549754     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0946-2     Document Type: Article

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