Arthroscopic meniscal allograft transplantation without bone plugs

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-182

  Alentorn Geli, Eduard ^a   Vázquez, Roberto Seijas ^a   Balletbó, Montserrat García ^a   Díaz, Pedro Álvarez ^a,b   Steinbacher, Gilbert ^b   Segarra, Xavier Cuscó ^a   Vilarrubia, Marta Rius ^b   Bertomeu, Ramón Cugat ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^b Mutualidad de Futbolistas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meniscal transplantation; Preliminary results; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURIES; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFTS; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751575874     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1123-3     Document Type: Article

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