Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1281-1287 , November 2009

Effect of Repair of Radial Tears at the Root of the Posterior Horn of the Medial Meniscus With the Pullout Suture Technique: A Biomechanical Study Using Porcine Knees

  • Jeong-Hee Seo, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, South Korea
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae, South Korea
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  • Guoan Li, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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  • Gautam M. Shetty, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, South Korea
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  • Ji-Hoon Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, South Korea
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  • Ji-Hoon Bae, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Myoung-Lae Jo, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae, South Korea
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  • Jung-Sung Kim, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Research & Development Center, Corentec Co, Ltd, Cheonan, South Korea
    • Department of Medical Engineering, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sung-Jae Lee, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae, South Korea
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  • Kyung-Wook Nha, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Kyung-Wook Nha, M.D., 2240 Daehwadong, Ilsanseogu, Goyangsi, Gyeonggido 411-706, South Korea

Received 27 August 2008 ,Accepted 24 May 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from the Materials & Components Technology R&D Program funded by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (10025570), South Korea, and by a 2007 Inje University research grant. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00505-2

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.05.014

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1281-1287 , November 2009

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