Structural properties of the meniscal roots

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1881-1887

  Ellman, Michael B ^a,b   Laprade, Christopher M ^a   Smith, Sean D ^a   Rasmussen, Matthew T ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^c,d   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Laprade, Robert F ^a,b  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

lateral meniscus; meniscal repair; meniscus root; posterior meniscus root, medial meniscus; root repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84907222726     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514531730     Document Type: Article

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