Near-infrared spectroscopy for arthroscopic evaluation of cartilage lesions: Results of a blinded, prospective, interobserver study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2516-2521

  Spahn, Gunter ^a   Klinger, Hans Michael ^b   Baums, Mike ^b   Hoffmann, Martin ^c   Plettenberg, Holger ^c   Kroker, Anne ^c   Hofmann, Gunther O ^d  

^a Center of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Eisenach   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Fzmb GmbH   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

arthroscopy; cartilage; interobserver; knee; near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650375953     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510376744     Document Type: Article

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