New understanding of the complex structure of knee menisci: Implications for injury risk and repair potential for athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-553

  Rattner, J B ^a   Matyas, J R ^b   Barclay, L ^a   Holowaychuk, S ^a   Sciore, P ^a   Lo, I K Y ^a   Shrive, N G ^b   Frank, C B ^a   Achari, Y ^a   Hart, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen fibrils; Elastin; Human; Meniscus; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79960230561     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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