Role of the mechanical axis of lower limb and body weight in the horizontal tear and root ligament tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1849-1855

  Kim, Young Mo ^a   Joo, Yong Bum ^a   Cha, Soo Min ^a   Hwang, Jung Mo ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORIZONTAL TEAR OF THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROOT LIGAMENT TEAR OF THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS; VARUS KNEE;

ARTHROSCOPY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; GENU VARUM; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TALUS; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84866743085     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1596-4     Document Type: Article

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