Biomechanical comparison between suture anchor and transtibial pull-out repair for posterior medial meniscus root tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 187-193

  Feucht, Matthias J ^a,b   Grande, Eduardo ^a   Brunhuber, Johannes ^a   Rosenstiel, Nikolaus ^a   Burgkart, Rainer ^a   Imhoff, Andreas B ^a   Braun, Sepp ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

meniscus avulsion; meniscus root; pull out repair; root repair; root tear; suture anchor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENISCUS AVULSION; MENISCUS ROOT; PULL-OUT REPAIR; ROOT REPAIR; ROOT TEAR; RUPTURE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE;

MENISCUS AVULSION; MENISCUS ROOT; PULL-OUT REPAIR; ROOT REPAIR; ROOT TEAR; SUTURE ANCHOR;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 84892584179     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513502946     Document Type: Article

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