A new treatment strategy for severe arthrofibrosis of the knee: A review of twenty-two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1245-1250

  Wang, Jian Hua ^a   Zhao, Jin Zhong ^a   He, Yao Hua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33744790889     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00646     Document Type: Article

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