Prognostic factors of arthroscopic pull-out repair for a posterior root tear of the medial meniscus

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1138-1143

  Moon, Hong Kyo ^a   Koh, Yong Gon ^a   Kim, Yong Chan ^a   Park, Young Sik ^a   Jo, Seung Bae ^a   Kwon, Sae Kwang ^a  

^a Yonsei Sarang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

meniscus; prognostic factor; repair; root

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860528171     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511435622     Document Type: Article

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