Microfracture technique for full-thickness chondral defects: Technique and clinical results

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 300-304

  Steadman, J Richard ^a   Rodkey, William G ^a,b   Singleton, Steven B ^a   Briggs, Karen K ^a  

^a THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

^b STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage regeneration; Chondral defects; Chondral resurfacing; Microfracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000069590     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(97)80033-X     Document Type: Article

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