Prevalence of chondral defects in Athletes' Knees: A systematic review

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1795-1801

  Flanigan, David C ^a   Harris, Joshua D ^a   Trinh, Thai Q ^a   Siston, Robert A ^b   Brophy, Robert H ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acl; Arthroscopy; Articular cartilage defect; Lcl; Lesions; Mcl; Mri; Patellofemoral

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77957353857     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d9eea0     Document Type: Review

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