New suture method for radial tears of the meniscus: Biomechanical analysis of cross-suture and double horizontal suture techniques using cyclic load testing

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 414-418

  Matsubara, Hirokazu ^a   Okazaki, Ken ^a   Izawa, Toshiaki ^a   Tashiro, Yasutaka ^a   Matsuda, Shuichi ^a   Nishimura, Takuya ^b   Nakanishi, Yoshitaka ^b   Kawamura, Hideya ^c   Iwamoto, Yukihide ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Showa Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; cyclic load testing; meniscus suture techniques; radial meniscal tears

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84856690676     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511424395     Document Type: Article

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