Arthroscopic autologous osteochondral grafting for cartilage defects of the knee: Prospective study results at a minimum 7-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2014-2021

  Marcacci, Maurilio ^a   Kon, Elizaveta ^a   Delcogliano, Marco ^a   Filardo, Giuseppe ^a   Busacca, Maurizio ^a   Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cartilage repair; Chondral defect; Chondromalacia; Knee; Mosaicplasty; Osteochondral autografting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC AUTOLOGOUS OSTEOCHONDRAL GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FEMORAL CONDYLE CARTILAGE LESION; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249013671     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507305455     Document Type: Article

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