The influence of medial meniscus injury and meniscectomy on the variability of gait parameters

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 290-297

  Magyar, Mátyás O ^a   Knoll, Zsolt ^b   Kiss, Rita M ^c  

^a Pain Ambulance   (Hungary)

^b Castle Clinics   (Hungary)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic meniscectomy; Gait analysis; Kinematics; Knee; Partial medial; Variability of gait parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856099600     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1612-z     Document Type: Article

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