Prospective analysis of radiofrequency versus mechanical debridement of isolated patellar chondral lesions

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Owens, Brett D ^a,b   Stickles, Beverly J ^a   Balikian, Philip ^a   Busconi, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Debridement; Patellofemoral; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FULKERSON SHEA PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT EVALUATION SCORE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; MECHANICAL SHAVER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036488172     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.29906     Document Type: Article

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