Focal cartilage defects in the knee impair quality of life as much as severe osteoarthritis: A comparison of knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score in 4 patient categories scheduled for knee surgery

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Heir, Stig ^a,b,c   Nerhus, Tor K ^a   Røtterud, Jan H ^d   Løken, Sverre ^b,c,e   Ekeland, Arne ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^b,e   Årøen, Asbjørn ^b,c,e  

^a MARTINA HANSENS HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre OSTRC   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Cartilage; Comparison; Complaints; Knee; Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS); Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849102579     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509352157     Document Type: Article

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