Fibrocartilage following microfracture is not as robust as native articular cartilage: Commentary on an article by Aaron J. Krych, MD, et al.: "Activity levels are higher after osteochondral autograft transfer mosaicplasty than after microfracture for articular cartilage defects of the knee. A retrospective comparative study"

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Carey, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOGRAFT; AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBROCARTILAGE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SUBJECTIVE KNEE EVALUATION FORM SCORE; KNEE OUTCOME SURVEY; MARX ACTIVITY RATING SCALE FOR DISORDERS OF THE KNEE; MICROFRACTURE; NOTE; OSTEOCHONDRAL AUTOGRAFT TRANSFER; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84863603876     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00319     Document Type: Note

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