Repair integrity evaluated by second-look arthroscopy after arthroscopic meniscal repair with the FasT-Fix during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 965-971

  Tachibana, Yomei ^a   Sakaguchi, Katsunobu ^a   Goto, Tatsuru ^a   Oda, Hiromi ^a   Yamazaki, Katsuhiko ^b   Iida, Soju ^c  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japanese Red Cross Society   (Japan)

^c TMG Asakadai Central General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

All inside repair; Device; FasT Fix; Knee; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952695806     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509356977     Document Type: Article

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