Autologous chondrocyte implantation for knee cartilage injuries: Moderate functional outcome and performance in patients with high-impact activities

Orthopedics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Panagopoulos, Andreas ^a   Van Niekerk, Louw ^c   Triantafillopoulos, Ioannis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Friarage and Duchess of Kent Military Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; MICROFRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855676497     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20111122-07     Document Type: Article

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