Greater axial trough obliquity increases the risk of graft extrusion in lateral meniscus allograft transplantation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1597-1605

  Lee, Dae Hee ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^b   Lee, Bum Sik ^c   Kim, Kyung Ah ^d   Bin, Seong Il ^b  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

axial trough angle; extrusion; lateral meniscus; meniscus allograft transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863509148     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512447932     Document Type: Article

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