Traumatic posterior root tear of the medial meniscus in patients with severe medial instability of the knee

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3121-3126

  Ra, Ho Jong ^a   Ha, Jeong Ku ^b   Jang, Ho Su ^b   Kim, Jin Goo ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Low diagnostic rate; Medial meniscus; Pullout root repair; Severe knee medial instability; Traumatic medial meniscus posterior root tear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942291956     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-3274-0     Document Type: Article

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