Intra-articular Fibrous Tissue Formation Following Ankle Fracture: The Significance of Arthroscopic Debridement of Fibrous Tissue

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Utsugi, Kiyomi ^a   Sakai, Hiroya ^a   Hiraoka, Hisatada ^a   Yashiki, Motohisa ^a   Mogi, Hideyuki ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle arthroscopy; Ankle fracture; Cartilage damage; Evaluation; Fibrous tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MIDDLE AGED; TARSAL BONES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845915467     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.055     Document Type: Article

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