Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. A new method for arthroscopic evaluation of low grade degenerated cartilage lesions. Results of a pilot study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Spahn, Gunter ^a   Plettenberg, Holger ^b   Kahl, Enrico ^c   Klinger, Hans M ^c   Mückley, Thomas ^d   Hofmann, Gunther O ^d,e  

^a Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery   (Germany)

^b Fzmb GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^e BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; CHONDROPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 34250835077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-47     Document Type: Article

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