Management of Meniscus Tears that Extend into the Avascular Region

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-90

  Noyes, Frank R ^a   Barber Westin, Sue D ^a  

^a Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Avascular region; Healing; Meniscus repair; Meniscus tear; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81855206248     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.08.009     Document Type: Review

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