Tibiofemoral contact mechanics following posterior root of medial meniscus tear, repair, meniscectomy, and allograft transplantation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2121-2125

  Kim, Jin Goo ^a   Lee, Yong Seuk ^b   Bae, Tae Soo ^c   Ha, Jeong Ku ^a   Lee, Dong Hoon ^a   Kim, Young Jae ^a   Ra, Ho Jong ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Jungwon University   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscal allograft transplantation; Meniscus; Repair; Root tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFTS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 84883049382     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2182-4     Document Type: Article

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