Meniscal scaffolds: Early experience and review of the literature

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 760-765

  Spencer, S J ^a   Saithna, A ^a   Carmont, M R ^a   Dhillon, M S ^a   Thompson, P ^a   Spalding, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actifit; Menaflex; Meniscal reconstruction; Meniscal scaffold; Meniscectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MENISCAL SCAFFOLD; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868197272     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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