Is Microfracture of Chondral Defects in the Knee Associated With Different Results in Patients Aged 40 Years or Younger?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1180-1186

  Kreuz, Peter C ^a   Erggelet, Christoph ^a   Steinwachs, Matthias R ^a   Krause, Stefanie J ^a   Lahm, Andreas ^b   Niemeyer, Philipp ^a   Ghanem, Nadir ^a   Uhl, Markus ^a   Südkamp, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage lesion; Cartilage repair; Marrow stimulation technique; Microfracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE MARROW; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750464829     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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