Probing forces of menisci: What levels are safe for arthroscopic surgery

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Tuijthof, Gabriëlle J M ^a,b   Horeman, Tim ^b   Schafroth, Matthias U ^a   Blankevoort, Leendert ^a   Kerkhoffs, Gino M M J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Force; Meniscus; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751581781     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1251-9     Document Type: Article

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