Biomechanical evaluation of the transtibial pull-out technique for posterior medial meniscal root repairs using 1 and 2 transtibial bone tunnels

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 899-904

  Laprade, Christopher M ^a   Laprade, Matthew D ^a   Turnbull, Travis Lee ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Laprade, Robert F ^a,b  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscal root; Posterior root; Root tears; Transtibial bone tunnel; Transtibial pull out repair

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURING METHOD;

AGED; BONE AND BONES; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84926308824     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514563278     Document Type: Article

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