Autologous chondrocyte implantation versus microfracture for knee cartilage injury: A prospective randomized trial, with 2-year follow-up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-495

  van Assche, Dieter ^a   Staes, Filip ^b   van Caspel, Danny ^c   Vanlauwe, Johan ^a   Bellemans, Johan ^a   Saris, Daniel B ^d   Luyten, Frank P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Exercise; Knee; Physical therapy; Surgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951253287     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0955-1     Document Type: Article

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