The effectiveness of the use of electrocautery with chondroplasty in treating chondromalacic lesions: A randomized prospective study

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 190-193

  Stein, Daniel T ^a,c   Ricciardi, Cosimo A ^a   Viehe, Tom ^b  

^a Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Chondromalacia; Chondroplasty; Electrocautery

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CAUTERIZATION; CHONDROMALACIA; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATELLA; PATELLA TROCHLEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036488169     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.30482     Document Type: Article

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