Clinical outcome of autologous chondrocyte implantation for failed microfracture treatment of full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee joint

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-331

  Pestka, Jan M ^a   Bode, Gerrit ^a   Salzmann, Gian ^a   Südkamp, Norbert P ^a   Niemeyer, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity Rating Scale; articular cartilage; autologous chondrocyte implantation; IKDC; knee joint; KOOS; microfracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHONDROCYTES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856705465     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511425651     Document Type: Article

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