Meniscal injuries in the young, athletically active patient

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-130

  Poulsen, Matthew R ^a   Johnson, Darren L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active; Athlete; Athletic; Meniscus; Partial meniscectomy; Repair; Young

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRALGIA; COLD TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; REST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIBRIN CLOT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GOLD STANDARD; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE SURGERY; LEG MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REHABILITATION CARE; RETURN TO PLAY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 79952213261     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2011.02.1870     Document Type: Review

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