Fernández TS, Hennings HE, Martínez VE

Language: Spanish
References: 24
Page: 63-69
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ABSTRACT

The anatomy of the meniscuses, their fixation elements, the trauma mechanisms and the different tears types are described. The tears are: oblique, radial, vertical, horizontal, simple or complex, partial or total, and examples of them are shown with magnetic resonance imaging.

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