Four-year results from a randomized controlled study of knee chondroplasty with concomitant medial meniscectomy: Mechanical debridement versus radiofrequency chondroplasty

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Spahn, Gunter ^a   Klinger, Hans Michael ^b   McKley, Thomas ^c   Hofmann, Gunther O ^c,d  

^a Center of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d Trauma Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CHONDROPLASTY;

EID: 77956366824     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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