Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 269-273 , March 2009

Inframeniscal Portal for Horizontal Tears of the Meniscus

  • Jong-Min Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Seong-Il Bin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Seong-Il Bin, M.D., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ulsan University, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea
    • ,
  • Eugene Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Received 18 June 2008 ,Accepted 27 September 2008.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(08)00763-9

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.09.025

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 269-273 , March 2009

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