Treatment of Grade III Femoral Chondral Lesions: Mechanical Chondroplasty Versus Monopolar Radiofrequency Probe

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1312-1317

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Iwasko, Nicholas G ^b  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b Synapse Teleradiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Articular cartilage; Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; Monopolar; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHONDROMALACIA; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL SHAVING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATELLA; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845197285     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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