Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1515.e1-1515.e4 , December 2005

Arthroscopic Excision of the Symptomatic Discoid Medial Meniscus in One Piece: A Surgical Technique

  • Sung-Jae Kim, M.D.
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  • Jun Dae Kwun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jun Dae Kwun, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, 120-752, Seoul, Korea.
    • ,
  • Kwang Am Jung, M.D.
    • ,
  • Jong Min Kim, M.D.

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 Cite this article as: Kim S-J, Kwun JD, Jung KA, Kim JM. Arthroscopic excision of the symptomatic discoid medial meniscus in one piece: A surgical technique. Arthroscopy 2005;21:1515.e1-1515.e4 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.09.012].

PII: S0749-8063(05)01330-7

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.09.012

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1515.e1-1515.e4 , December 2005

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