Does varus alignment increase after medial meniscectomy?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2131-2136

  Yoon, Kyoung Ho ^a   Lee, Sang Hak ^a   Bae, Dae Kyung ^a   Park, Soo Yeon ^b   Oh, Hoon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yongin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alignment; Medial meniscus; Meniscectomy; Related factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883055686     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2261-6     Document Type: Article

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