Rehabilitation Following Microfracture for Chondral Injury in the Knee

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-265

  Hurst, Jason M ^a   Steadman, J Richard ^b   O'Brien, Luke ^c   Rodkey, William G ^b   Briggs, Karen K ^b  

^a Joint Implant Surgeons   (United States)

^b STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondral injury; Microfracture; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CARTILAGE INJURY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE CARTILAGE INJURY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROFRACTURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT LESION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DEBRIDEMENT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATELLA; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77649298728     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2009.12.009     Document Type: Review

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