Clinical and radiologic evaluation of arthroscopic medial meniscus root tear refixation: Comparison of the modified Mason-Allen stitch and simple stitches

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1439-1446

  Lee, Dhong W ^a   Kim, Min K ^b   Jang, Ho S ^c   Ha, Jeong K ^c   Kim, Jin G ^c  

^a Daejeon Military Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTHROSCOPIC MEDIAL MENISCUS ROOT TEAR REFIXATION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY MASS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SUBJECTIVE KNEE FORM SCORE; KELLGREN LAWRENCE GRADE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MODIFIED MASON ALLEN STITCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SEX; SIMPLE STITCH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TEGNER ACTIVITY SCORE; ARTHROSCOPY; INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; LACERATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REIMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LACERATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; REPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84928765314     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.05.029     Document Type: Article

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