Correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and clinical outcomes after cartilage repair surgery in the knee: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1426-1434

  Blackman, Andrew J ^a   Smith, Matthew V ^a   Flanigan, David C ^b   Matava, Matthew J ^a   Wright, Rick W ^a   Brophy, Robert H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); microfracture; osteochondral autograft transfer system (OATS); systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION (ACI); CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPLASTY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); META ANALYSIS; MICROFRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRAL AUTOGRAFT TRANSFER SYSTEM (OATS); POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; KNEE INJURIES;

AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION (ACI); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); MICROFRACTURE; OSTEOCHONDRAL AUTOGRAFT TRANSFER SYSTEM (OATS); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878864815     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513485931     Document Type: Review

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