Changes in articular cartilage after meniscectomy and meniscus replacement using a biodegradable porous polymer implant

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-451

  Hannink, Gerjon ^a   van Tienen, Tony G ^b   Schouten, Arend Jan ^c   Buma, Pieter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cartilage degeneration; Cartilage thickness; India ink; Meniscectomy; Meniscus replacement; Porous polymer implant

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951557395     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1244-8     Document Type: Article

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