Biomechanical consequences of a complete radial tear adjacent to the medial meniscus posterior root attachment site: In situ pull-out repair restores derangement of joint mechanics

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 699-707

  Padalecki, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Jansson, Kyle S ^a   Smith, Sean D ^a   Dornan, Grant J ^a   Pierce, Casey M ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Laprade, Robert F ^b  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

in situ repair; medial compartment load; medial meniscus; radial root tear; Tekscan pressure sensors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN SITU REPAIR; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MEDIAL MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS; MEDIAL COMPARTMENT LOAD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RADIAL ROOT TEAR; SUTURING METHOD; TEKSCAN PRESSURE SENSORS; WEIGHT BEARING;

IN SITU REPAIR; MEDIAL COMPARTMENT LOAD; MEDIAL MENISCUS; RADIAL ROOT TEAR; TEKSCAN PRESSURE SENSORS;

AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84897622938     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513499314     Document Type: Article

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