Limitations and sources of bias in clinical knee cartilage research

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1315-1325

  Worthen, Jamie ^a   Waterman, Brian R ^b   Davidson, Philip A ^c   Lubowitz, James H ^d  

^a St Vincent's Orthopedics   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Heiden Davidson Orthopedics   (United States)

^d Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MICROFRACTURE; MOSAICPLASTY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84865518610     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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