Arthroscopic evaluation of radiofrequency chondroplasty of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1702-1707

  Voloshin, Ilya ^a   Morse, Kenneth R ^a   Allred, C Dain ^b   Bissell, Scott A ^c   Maloney, Michael D ^a   DeHaven, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SportsMedicine Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Chondroplasty; Osteonecrosis; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34748919015     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507304328     Document Type: Article

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