Clinical outcome after microfracture of the knee: A meta-analysis of before/after-data of controlled studies

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-50

  Negrin, Lukas ^a   Kutscha Lissberg, Florian ^a   Gartlehner, Gerald ^b   Vecsei, Vilmos ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CHONDROPATHY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; KNEE MICROFRACTURE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84858795536     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1364-x     Document Type: Review

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