Autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of cartilage lesions of the knee: A systematic review of randomized studies

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1645-1655

  Vasiliadis, Haris S ^a,b   Wasiak, Jason ^c   Salanti, Georgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Chondral; Chondrocyte implantation; Knee; Repair; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRANSPLANTATION;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 78649938039     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1050-3     Document Type: Article

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