Long-term local effects of carbon fibre in the knee

Knee

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-264

  Debnath, U K ^a,b   Fairclough, J A ^a   Williams, R L ^a  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Carbon fibre; Histology; Knee

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; HYALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIUM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARBON; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 3142523435     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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