Osteochondral transplantation using autografts from the upper tibio-fibular joint for the treatment of knee cartilage lesions

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1136-1142

  Espregueira Mendes, João ^a   Pereira, Hélder ^a,b   Sevivas, Nuno ^a,c   Varanda, Pedro ^a,c   da Silva, Manuel Vieira ^a,c   Monteiro, Alberto ^a   Oliveira, Joaquim M ^a   Reis, Rui L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Orthopedic Department Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autografts; Cartilage; Mosaicplasty; Osteochondral; Upper tibio fibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861339805     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1910-0     Document Type: Article

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