A Novel Repair Method for Radial Tears of the Medial Meniscus

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 639-645

  Bhatia, Sanjeev ^a,b   Civitarese, David M ^a   Turnbull, Travis Lee ^a   LaPrade, Christopher M ^a   Nitri, Marco ^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

2 tunnel; mattress suture; medial meniscus repair; radial tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE REPLACEMENT; LACERATIONS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SUTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LACERATIONS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84960126315     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515615565     Document Type: Article

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