Arthroscopic all-inside meniscal repair-Does the meniscus heal? : AA clinical and radiological follow-up examination to verify meniscal healing using a 3-T MRI

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Hoffelner, Thomas ^a   Resch, Herbert ^a   Forstner, Rosemarie ^b   Michael, Mayer ^a   Minnich, Bernd ^c   Tauber, Mark ^a  

^a Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries ^*  (Austria)

^b University Hospital Salzburg   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

3 T MRI; All inside repair technique; Arthroscopy; FasT Fix Device; Meniscal suture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TEGNER ACTIVITY INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751568126     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-0965-6     Document Type: Article

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