The subchondral bone in articular cartilage repair: Current problems in the surgical management

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-447

  Gomoll, Andreas H ^a   Madry, Henning ^b   Knutsen, Gunnar ^d   van Dijk, Niek ^c   Seil, Romain ^e   Brittberg, Mats ^f   Kon, Elizaveta ^g  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte implantation; Cartilage repair; Microfracture; Subchondral bone

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY;

ANKLE JOINT; BONE AND BONES; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 77951253755     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1072-x     Document Type: Article

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