Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Compared with Microfracture in the Knee: A Randomized Trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 455-464

  Knutsen, Gunnar ^a   Isaksen, Vidar ^a   Johansen, Oddmund ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^b   Ludvigsen, Tom C ^b   Drogset, Jon Olav ^c   Grøntvedt, Torbjørn ^c   Solheim, Eirik ^d   Strand, Torbjørn ^d   Roberts, Sally ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Oslo Orthopedic University Clinic   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL TRANSFER; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT FRACTURE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 10744225506     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200403000-00001     Document Type: Article

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