Cartilage defects of the femoral trochlea

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1316-1325

  Gallo, Robert A ^a   Feeley, Brian T ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage injury; Femoral trochlea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT;

EID: 70350704756     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0799-8     Document Type: Article

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