Microfracture chondroplasty: Indications, techniques, and outcomes

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-244

  Steadman, J Richard ^a   Rodkey, William G ^a   Briggs, Karen K ^a  

^a THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartillage; Chondral defects; Chondroplasty; Marrow stimulation; Microfracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE PLATE; CARTILAGE GRAFT; CHONDROPATHY; CHONDROPLASTY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; JOINT FRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345329409     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200311040-00004     Document Type: Article

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