The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 324-328 , October 2010

Posterior root tear of the medial meniscus in multiple knee ligament injuries

  • Young Jae Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Jin Goo Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medical Center, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, 85, 2Ka JurDong Chung Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
    • ,
  • Seok Hwan Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Chan Shim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Bum Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Mi Young Lee

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medical Center, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 3 October 2009.

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PII: S0968-0160(09)00179-3

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.10.001

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 324-328 , October 2010

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