Medial meniscus tear morphology and chondral degeneration of the knee: Is there a relationship?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1124-1134.e2

  Henry, Sarah ^a   Mascarenhas, Randy ^d   Kowalchuk, Deborah ^b   Forsythe, Brian ^c   Irrgang, James J ^a   Harner, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; DEGENERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NOYES MEDIAL COMPARTMENT SCORE; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84864443912     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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