Biomechanical evaluation of meniscal root repair: a porcine study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-50

  Röpke, Ekkehard F ^a   Kopf, Sebastian ^b   Drange, Steffen ^a   Becker, Roland ^c   Lohmann, Christoph H ^a   Stärke, Christian ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Hospital Brandenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Meniscus horn; Meniscus root; Root repair; Transtibial repair

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; KNEE MENISCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; SURGERY; SUTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUTURES; SWINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84880008686     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2589-6     Document Type: Article

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