Transpatellar approach in lateral meniscal allograft transplantation using the keyhole method: Can we prevent graft extrusion?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-217

  Yoon, Jung Ro ^a   Kim, Taik Seon ^a   Lee, Young Mee ^b   Jang, Hyoung Won ^a   Kim, Young Chan ^a   Yang, Jae Hyuk ^a  

^a Seoul Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graft extrusion; Lateral meniscus; Meniscal allograft transplantation; Transpatellar approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751569812     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1250-x     Document Type: Article

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