Meniscus tears in children

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Bellisari, Greg ^a   Samora, Walter ^b   Klingele, Kevin ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CYST; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS CYST; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCECTOMY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CYSTS; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DEVELOPMENT; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951610610     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318204d01a     Document Type: Review

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