Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the ankle with matrix-associated chondrocyte implantation: Early clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-319

  Aurich, Matthias ^a,b   Bedi, Harvinder S ^a,c   Smith, Peter J ^d   Rolauffs, Bernd ^e   Mückley, Thomas ^b   Clayton, James ^a,f   Blackney, Mark ^a  

^a The Park Clinic   (Australia)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c OrthoSport Victoria   (Australia)

^d MIA Victoria   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f SportsmedSA ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

ankle; arthroscopy; autologous chondrocyte implantation; osteochondral lesion (OCL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTHROSCOPY; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952297396     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510381575     Document Type: Article

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