Bipolar and Monopolar Radiofrequency Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Articular Cartilage

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-108

  Cook, James L ^a   Kuroki, Keiichi ^a   Kenter, Keith ^a   Marberry, Kevin ^a   Brawner, Travis ^a   Geiger, Timothy ^a   Jayabalan, Prakash ^a   Sonny Bal, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE II; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 2542513141     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248205     Document Type: Article

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