Management of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: Current concepts review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1181-1191

  Kocher, Mininder S ^a   Tucker, Rachael ^a   Ganley, Theodore J ^a   Flynn, John M ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BRACE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE INSTABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS;

EID: 33745574034     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506290127     Document Type: Article

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