The long-term prognosis for severe damage to weight-bearing cartilage in the knee: A 14-year clinical and radiographic follow-up in 28 young athletes

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Messner, Karola ^a   Maletius, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRILL; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION;

EID: 0029914458     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679608994664     Document Type: Article

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