The technique of microfracture for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-107

  Gill, Thomas J ^a   Macgillivray, John D ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cartilage; Microfracture; Rehabilitation; Results; Technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000096221     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(01)80019-7     Document Type: Article

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