Biomechanical consequences of a nonanatomic posterior medial meniscal root repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 912-920

  Laprade, Christopher M ^a   Foad, Abdullah ^b   Smith, Sean D ^a   Turnbull, Travis Lee ^a   Dornan, Grant J ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^c,d   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Laprade, Robert F ^a,e  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Quality Care Clinic and Surgicenter   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic; Meniscal root repair; Meniscal tear; Root tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DISEASES; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84926376335     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514566191     Document Type: Article

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