The dimpling phenomenon: Articular cartilage injury overlying an occult osteochondral lesion at the time of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 502-505

  Coen, Michael J ^a,b   Caborn, David N M ^a   Johnson, Darren L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Dimpling'; ACL injury; Bone bruise; Cartilage integrity; Probing

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE LESION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0029841957     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90051-1     Document Type: Article

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