Meniscal tear repaired with Fast-Fix sutures: Clinical results in stable versus ACL-deficient knees

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-356

  Tucciarone, A ^a   Godente, L ^a   Fabbrini, R ^a   Garro, L ^a   Salate Santone, F ^b   Chillemi, Claudio ^a  

^a Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico   (Italy)

^b Istituto Guglielmo Tagliacarne   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; ACL deficient knee; Knee injury; Meniscal suture; Meniscal tears

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FIX SUTURE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SUTURING METHOD; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857632592     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-011-1391-5     Document Type: Article

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