Meniscus Root Avulsion

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-111

  Marzo, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Meniscus; Repair; Root; Tear

Indexed keywords

AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81855166710     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.08.013     Document Type: Review

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