Surgical implants and technologies for cartilage repair and preservation of the knee

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-356

  Stroh, D Alex ^a   Johnson, Aaron J ^a   Mont, Michael A ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft; autologous chondrocyte implantation; cartilage; chondroplasty; knee; mosaicplasty

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATIONS; CHONDROPLASTY; KNEE; MOSAICPLASTY;

BODY FLUIDS; GRAFTS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SURGERY;

CARTILAGE;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL THERAPY; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MICROFRACTURE; MOSAICPLASTY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79955755637     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.13     Document Type: Review

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