Meniscal Root Tears: A Classification System Based on Tear Morphology

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 363-369

  LaPrade, Christopher M ^a   James, Evan W ^a   Cram, Tyler R ^b   Feagin, John A ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^c   Laprade, Robert F ^b  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

classification; meniscus root; meniscus root tear; radial tear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922119836     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514559684     Document Type: Article

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1. One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: R.F.L. is a consultant for Arthrex and Smith & Nephew. L.E. is a consultant for Arthrex. This study was sponsored by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
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