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Lateral Meniscal Lesions

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MRI Atlas of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Knee

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Imaging of the lateral meniscus is performed in the same way as assessment of the medial meniscus.

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  1. Radiologische Praxis, Kernspintomographie, Helene-Lange-Str. 11, 14469, Potsdam, Germany

    Dr.med. Peter Teller

  2. Radiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Kernspintomographie, Hirschlandstr. 99, 73730, Esslingen, Germany

    Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. habil. Hermann König

  3. Zentralklinik Emil von Behring der Stiftung Oskar-Helene-Heim, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik der Freien Universität Berlin, Walterhöferstr. 11, 14165, Berlin, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med Ulrich Weber (Chairman)

  4. Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie,Martin-Luther Krankenhaus, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Caspar-Theyß-Str. 27-31, 14193, Berlin, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Peter Hertel (Chairman)

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Teller, P., König, H., Weber, U., Hertel, P. (2003). Lateral Meniscal Lesions. In: MRI Atlas of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55620-3_9

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