The meniscus tear: State of the art of rehabilitation protocols related to surgical procedures

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-301

  Frizziero, Antonio ^a   Ferrari, Raffaello ^a   Giannotti, Erika ^a   Ferroni, Costanza ^a   Poli, Patrizia ^a   Masiero, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee lesions in sportler; Meniscal surgery and rehabilitation; Meniscal tear

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892852257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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