Scientific Evidence Base for Cartilage Injury and Repair in the Athlete

Cartilage

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Steinwachs, M R ^a   Engebretsen, L ^b   Brophy, R H ^c  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

articular cartilage injury; athletes; cartilage repair; return to sports; scientific evidence; sports injury knee

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MICROFRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRAL TRANSPLANTATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PREVALENCE; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMORAL CONDYLE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETURN TO SPORT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOCCER PLAYER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TIBIAL PLATEAU;

EID: 84874194220     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603511415841     Document Type: Article

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