Osteochondral allografts in the treatment of articular cartilage injuries of the knee

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 126-132

  Hennig, Alex ^a   Abate, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Articular cartilage defect; Cartilage transplantation; Knee; Osteochondral allograft

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CARTILAGE TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547857736     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e31812e5373     Document Type: Review

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