Hidden lesions of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus: A systematic arthroscopic exploration of the concealed portion of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 921-926

  Sonnery Cottet, Bertrand ^a   Conteduca, Jacopo ^a   Thaunat, Mathieu ^a   Gunepin, François Xavier ^b   Seil, Romain ^c,d  

^a Centre Orthopédique Santy Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz   (France)

^b Clinique Mutualiste de la Porte de l'Orient   (France)

^c Public Research Centre for Health   (Luxembourg)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; hidden lesion; meniscal lesion; meniscocapsular; meniscosynovial; ramp lesion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIDDEN LESION; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCOCAPSULAR; MENISCOSYNOVIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RAMP LESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HIDDEN LESION; MENISCAL LESION; MENISCOCAPSULAR; MENISCOSYNOVIAL; RAMP LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898964464     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514522394     Document Type: Article

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