Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1259-1261

  Krych, Aaron J ^a   Stuart, Michael J ^a   Levy, Bruce A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; DEGENERATIVE MENISCAL TEAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NOTE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; ONSET AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROSCOPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 84896909488     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1401128     Document Type: Letter

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