Articular talar injuries in athletes: Results of microfracture and autogenous bone graft

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1680-1687

  Saxena, Amol ^a   Eakin, Colin ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone grafting; Microfracture; Osteochondral defect; Osteochondritis dissecans; Talus; Transchondral lesion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR TALAR INJURY; ATHLETE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TALUS; TALUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TALUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748911872     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507303561     Document Type: Article

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