Rehabilitation After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Athletes

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-282

  Nho, Shane J ^a   Pensak, Michael J ^b   Seigerman, Daniel A ^c   Cole, Brian J ^a  

^a Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte implantation; Plyometrics; Rehabilitation; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ATHLETE; AUTOLOGOUS CHRONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROMALACIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PLYOMETRICS; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPORT; TIBIOFEMORAL JOINT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHONDROCYTES; HUMANS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77749292058     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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