Role of carbon fibre implants in osteochondral defects of the knee

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-88

  Nicholson, P ^a,b   Mulcahy, D ^a   Curtin, B ^a   McElwain, J P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031800008     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02937943     Document Type: Article

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