Meniscal root tears: From basic science to ultimate surgery

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-115

  Papalia, Rocco ^a   Vasta, Sebastiano ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   D'Adamio, Stefano ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

knee arthroscopy; meniscal root; meniscal root repair; meniscus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT LIMITATION; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPERFICIAL MYCOSIS; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; ANALGESIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; MENISCECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR;

KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MENISCAL ROOT; MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR; MENISCUS;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84878857110     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldt002     Document Type: Review

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