Role of nonoperative treatment in managing degenerative tears of the medial meniscus posterior root

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-199

  Neogi, Devdatta Suhas ^a,b   Kumar, Ashok ^a,c   Rijal, Laxman ^a,d   Yadav, Chandra Shekhar ^a   Jaiman, Ashish ^a,e   Nag, Hira Lal ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Dubai Bone and Joint Center   (United Arab Emirates)

^d CIVIL SERVICE HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^e SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Exercise; Knee osteoarthritis; Medial meniscus; Meniscal root

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; IBUPROFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORING SCALE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TEGNER ACTIVITY SCORE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESICS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893018993     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-013-0234-2     Document Type: Article

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