Repair of horizontal meniscal cleavage tears with exogenous fibrin clots

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1154-1157

  Kamimura, Tamiko ^a   Kimura, Masashi ^a  

^a Gunma Sports Medicine Research Center Zenshukai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

FasT Fix; Fibrin clot; Horizontal cleavage tear; Meniscal repair; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ARTHROSCOPY; BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79958839608     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1404-5     Document Type: Article

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