Arthroscopic pullout repair of posterior root tear of the medial meniscus: The anterior approach using medial collateral ligament pie-crusting release

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1334-1336

  Park, Young Sik ^a   Moon, Hong Kyo ^b   Koh, Yong Gon ^a   Kim, Yong Chan ^a   Sim, Dong Sik ^a   Jo, Seung Bae ^a   Kwon, Se Kwang ^a  

^a Yonsei Sarang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medial meniscus; Repair

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RUPTURE; SAFETY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RUPTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960314782     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1435-y     Document Type: Article

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