Arthroscopically assisted meniscal allograft transplantation in the knee: A medium-term subjective, clinical, and radiographical outcome evaluation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2240-2247

  Vundelinckx, Bart ^a   Bellemans, Johan ^a   Vanlauwe, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

allograft; cartilage; meniscus; osteoarthritis; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449287731     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510375399     Document Type: Article

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