Predictors of degenerative medial meniscus extrusion: Radial component and knee osteoarthritis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-229

  Lee, Dae Hee ^a   Lee, Bum Sik ^c   Kim, Jong Min ^c   Yang, Kyung Sook ^a   Cha, Eun Jong ^b   Park, Ji Hun ^a   Bin, Seong Il ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Medial meniscus; Osteoarthritis; Posterior horn; Root tear

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751591062     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1274-2     Document Type: Article

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