Osteochondral lesions of the talus: Diagnosis and treatment

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Easley, Mark E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage repair; Osteochondral; Talus

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLUCOSAMINE; HYALURONIC ACID; STEROID;

ALLOGRAFT; ARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TALUS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037376479     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200304000-00001     Document Type: Review

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