Clinical outcomes following the microfracture procedure for chondral defects of the knee: A longitudinal data analysis

Cartilage

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-112

  Miller, Bruce S ^a   Briggs, Karen K ^b   Downie, Brian ^c   Steadman, J Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Cartilage repair; Knee; Microfracture; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953196700     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603510366575     Document Type: Article

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