A meta-analysis of clinical and radiographic outcomes of posterior horn medial meniscus root repairs

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1455-1468

  Chung, Kyu Sung ^a   Ha, Jeong Ku ^b   Ra, Ho Jong ^c   Kim, Jin Goo ^d  

^a Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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

^d Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medial meniscus; Meniscus tear; Posterior root; Repair

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

ARTHROSCOPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84944931073     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3832-0     Document Type: Review

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