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Meniscal Repair: Technique

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The interest in preserving the meniscus increased dramatically after the publication of long-term follow-up studies reporting degenerative changes and joint space narrowing following meniscectomy [14, 15]. The biomechanical functions meniscus and the consequences of meniscectomy are well established: load transmission, shock absorption, proprioception, and joint stability [1, 7, 17].

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  1. Clinique Saint George, 2 Avenue de Rimiez, 06100, Nice, France

    F. Jouve & H. Ovadia

  2. Orthopaedic Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177, rue de versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay, France

    N. Pujol & P. Beaufils

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Jouve, F., Ovadia, H., Pujol, N., Beaufils, P. (2010). Meniscal Repair: Technique. In: Beaufils, P., Verdonk, R. (eds) The Meniscus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02450-4_16

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