The Basic Science of Human Knee Menisci: Structure, Composition, and Function

Sports Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-351

  Fox, Alice J S ^a   Bedi, Asheesh ^b   Rodeo, Scott A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; function; knee; meniscus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863325734     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738111429419     Document Type: Article

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