Arthroscopic debridement compared to intra-articular steroids in treating degenerative medial meniscal tears

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 3192-3196

  Vermesan, D ^a   Prejbeanu, R ^a   Laitin, S ^a   Damian, G ^b   Deleanu, B ^a   Abbinante, A ^c   Flace, P ^c   Cagiano, Raffaele ^c  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VASILE GOLDIS WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF ARAD   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Corticosteroids; Degenerative osteoarthritis; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OXFORD KNEE SCORE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROMANIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891766479     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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