Bilateral subchondral cysts without arthroscopic evidence of articular cartilage degradation

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1-7

  Bradley, Michael P ^a   Provencher, Matthew T ^b   Nelson, Fred R T ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cartilage, articular; Cartilage, diseases; Osteoarthritis, knee; Subchondral cyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949086022     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.29940     Document Type: Article

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