Does intensive rehabilitation permit early return to sport without compromising the clinical outcome after arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation in highly competitive athletes?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-77

  Villa, Stefano Della ^a   Kon, Elizaveta ^b   Filardo, Giuseppe ^b   Ricci, Margherita ^a   Vincentelli, Ferruccio ^a   Delcogliano, Marco ^c   Marcacci, Maurilio ^b  

^a Education Research Department   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte transplantation; Cartilage regeneration; High level athletes; Rehabilitation; Sport resumption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHONDROCYTES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849115585     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509348490     Document Type: Article

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