Modified pull-out suture in posterior root tear of the medial meniscus: Using a posteromedial portal

Knee Surgery and Related Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-127

  Cho, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medial meniscus; Modified pull out suture; Root tear of posterior horn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889008316     PISSN: 22340726     EISSN: 22342451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.2.124     Document Type: Article

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