Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in Older Patients.
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Arthroscopic , Open Partial , and Total Meniscectomy
The results of three different types of meniscectomy have been compared in 219 knees, 71 treated by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, 45 treated by open partial meniscectomy, and 103 treated by open total meniscectomy, with a mean follow-up of 4.3 years. Knees which had undergone previous operations or had other simultaneous operative procedures or ligamentous damage were excluded. Knees with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.50.927