The biology of articular cartilage injury and the microfracture technique for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions

Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 202-209

  Freedman, Kevin B ^a,b   Coleman, Struan H ^a,b   Olenac, Christopher ^a,b   Cole, Brian J ^a,b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE PLATE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALING; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRECURSOR CELL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0036663664     PISSN: 10454527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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