Effect of subchondral drilling on the microarchitecture of subchondral bone: Analysis in a large animal model at 6 months

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 828-836

  Orth, Patrick ^a   Goebel, Lars ^a   Wolfram, Uwe ^b   Ong, Mei Fang ^a   Gräber, Stefan ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a   Cucchiarini, Magali ^a   Ignatius, Anita ^b   Pape, Dietrich ^c   Madry, Henning ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

marrow stimulation technique; micro CT; sheep; subchondral bone; subchondral drilling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; CHONDROPLASTY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHEEP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; BONE AND BONES; GERMANY; MODELS, ANIMAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SHEEP; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859480510     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511430376     Document Type: Article

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