The use of osteochondral allografts in the management of cartilage defects

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-235

  Demange, Marco ^a   Gomoll, Andreas H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic joint reconstruction; Cartilage repair; Osteochondral allograft transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE RUPTURE; CHONDROPATHY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MICROFRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OSTEOCHONDRAL ALLOGRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84866356321     PISSN: 1935973X     EISSN: 19359748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-012-9132-0     Document Type: Article

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