Patellofemoral full-thickness chondral defects treated with hyalograft-C: A clinical, arthroscopic, and histologic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1763-1773

  Gobbi, Alberto ^a,d   Kon, Elisaveta ^b   Berruto, Massimo ^c   Francisco, Ramces ^a   Filardo, Giuseppe ^b   Marcacci, Maurilio ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery International   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI); Chondral lesions; Chondrocytes; Patellofemoral; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGENERATION; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33750600976     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506288853     Document Type: Article

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