Meniscal Tear Characteristics in Young Athletes with a Stable Knee: Arthroscopic Evaluation

Background There has been great interest in the literature regarding meniscal tears in unstable knees, but there is not as much information available on stable knees. Purpose To report the characteristics of isolated meniscal tears (type and location) in athletes with intact cruciate ligaments. Stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of sports medicine 2006-07, Vol.34 (7), p.1170-1175
Hauptverfasser:	Terzidis, Ioannis P., Christodoulou, Anastasios, Ploumis, Avraam, Givissis, Panagiotis, Natsis, Konstantinos, Koimtzis, Miltiadis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Arthroscopy Athletes Athletic Injuries - pathology Biological and medical sciences Care and treatment Children & youth Diseases of the osteoarticular system Endoscopy Female Health aspects Humans Injuries Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Knee Knee injuries Knee Injuries - pathology Knee Joint - anatomy & histology Knee Joint - pathology Ligaments, Articular - anatomy & histology Male Medical sciences Menisci, Tibial - pathology Meniscus (Anatomy) Sex Factors Sports Sports injuries Sports medicine Tibial Meniscus Injuries Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Background There has been great interest in the literature regarding meniscal tears in unstable knees, but there is not as much information available on stable knees. Purpose To report the characteristics of isolated meniscal tears (type and location) in athletes with intact cruciate ligaments. Study Design Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods Arthroscopic surgery was performed on 314 (83.1%) knees in the acute phase (
ISSN:	0363-5465 1552-3365
DOI:	10.1177/0363546506287939