Management of degenerative meniscal tears and the role of surgery

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 1413-1416

  Buchbinder, Rachelle ^a,b   Harris, Ian A ^c   Sprowson, Andrew ^d  

^a CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES;

EID: 84994711180     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2212     Document Type: Article

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