Risk factors for medial meniscus posterior root tear

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1606-1610

  Hwang, Byoung Yoon ^a,b   Kim, Sung Jae ^b   Lee, Sang Won ^a,c   Lee, Ha Eun ^a   Lee, Choon Key ^a   Hunter, David J ^d   Jung, Kwang Am ^a  

^a Himchan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Deerfield Academy   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

medial meniscus; risk factor; root tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 84863525681     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512447792     Document Type: Article

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