A review of arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation techniques of the talus: The good, the bad, and the causes for concern

Cartilage

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Murawski, Christopher D ^a   Foo, Li Foong ^a   Kennedy, John G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Arthroscopy; Articular cartilage repair; Fibrocartilage; Osteochondral lesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952298291     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603510364403     Document Type: Review

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