Treatment of meniscal injury: A current concept review

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 370-376

  Gu, Yang Lin ^a   Wang, Yu Bin ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Knee injuries; Menisci, tibial; Review; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURY; MENISCAL INJURY; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL REPLACEMENT; MENISCECTOMY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 79952780452     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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